A Mississauga man died in a motorcycle crash that closed Trafalgar Road at McCraney Street in Oakville shortly after 6 p.m. Tuesday.

The Collision Reconstruction Unit (CRU) of the Halton Regional Police Service is investigating the crash that saw emergency services called to the intersection of Trafalgar and McCraney/White Oaks Boulevard in response to a collision between an SUV and a motorcycle.

Upon arrival paramedics found the unresponsive motorcycle rider on the road.

He was rushed to Oakville Trafalgar Memorial Hospital, but was pronounced dead upon arrival at hospital.

The female driver of the SUV and her 11-year-old passenger were shaken up, but not injured. They were checked by paramedics at the scene as a precaution.

Preliminary indications are the motorcycle, a 2009 Triumph, being operated by a 41-year-old Mississauga man was northbound on Trafalgar Road when it collided with the SUV.

The utility vehicle, a 2014 Honda CRV, which was operated by a 48-year-old Oakville woman, was turning left onto White Oaks from southbound Trafalgar.

Due to the fatality, the collision reconstruction unit was called to the scene and has taken over the investigation, which look at traffic light timing, speed and visibility. Alcohol is not being considered as a factor in this collision. The intersection has been closed in all directions to traffic since the time of the collision and police are aiming to have it re-opened by 11 p.m.

Several witnesses stepped forward and provided statements to police. Any other witnesses are asked to contact the CRU at 905-825-4747, ext. 5065.

This is the 11th fatal collision on Halton roads this year and the second in Oakville in 2014.