Motorcyclist dead after crash with SUV in Hamilton

A motorcyclist is dead after a crash with an SUV in Hamilton on Thursday.

Emergency crews responded to the crash on Highway 6 and Book Road East in Hamilton shortly after 6 p.m., the Ontario Provincial Police said.

The motorcycle rider, a 64-year-old man, was transported to a local hospital where he succumbed to his injuries, police said.

Highway 6 was closed in both directions between Highway 403 and Airport Road West, and Book Road East was closed between Fiddlers Green Road and Southcote Road for the investigation.

Anyone with information or video footage of the incident is asked to contact the OPP at 1-888-310-1122, or report anonymously through Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 or online at ontariocrimestoppers.ca.