A 34-year-old man is dead after his motorcycle slammed into a tree on Griffiths Drive near 14th Avenue Wednesday night.

The man had been travelling northbound on Griffiths Drive just before 6:30 p.m. when he lost control of his bike, left the roadway and hit the tree, according to police.

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He died at the scene.

Griffiths was closed down between 10th and 14th avenues until 12:30 a.m. Thursday.

A bus stopped near the scene was not involved, according to police.

The cause of the crash is still under investigation.

This was the third fatal motorcycle crash around Burnaby since June.

On June 2, a 51-year-old man was thrown from his bike on Burnaby Mountain Parkway near Gaglardi Way and later died.

A couple of weeks later, another man was killed on the Burnaby-New Westminster border after his motorcycle collided with a car on 10th Avenue near Fifth Street.

On June 16, 28-year-old man was seriously injured in a crash between his motorcycle and a Mini Cooper at Griffiths and 18th Avenue – near the site of Wednesday’s fatal crash.

“Police are taking this opportunity to remind motorcyclists to obey posted speed limits and always be prepared for the unexpected,” stated a Burnaby RCMP press release

Anyone who witnessed Wednesday crash or might have dashcam video of it is asked to contact police at 604-646-9999.

To remain anonymous, contact Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477) or www.solvecrime.ca.