25-year-old dead after crash involving motorcycle and SUV

A 25-year-old is dead, police say, following a collision involving a motorcycle and an SUVonSaturday.

The man was riding south on Upper James Street around noon when hisKawasaki crashed into a Cadillac Escaladethat had started to turn left onto Fennell Avenue, according to investigators.

The motorcyclist was transported to hospital where police say he later died of his injuries.

Police say the man's death is the sixth driving fatality in Hamilton so far this year.

The 50-year-old behind the wheel of the SUV was not injured.

The collision reconstruction unit is continuing to investigate and police sayno contributing factors have been ruled out.