Man riding stolen motorcycle dies following Hamilton Mountain crash: police

A Hamilton man riding an allegedly stolen motorcycle died following a two-vehicle collision early Friday evening on the Mountain.

Police are investigating the crash that took place before 7 p.m. at the intersection of Upper Wentworth Street and Stone Church Road East.

Police say a Honda motorcycle was travelling north on Upper Wentworth, while a Chevrolet van was travelling south. The two vehicles collided in the intersection.

A 33-year-old Hamilton man, the driver of the motorcycle, was taken to hospital and pronounced dead.

The driver of the van, a 49-year-old Hamilton woman, was taken to hospital with non-life threatening injuries.

Police say the motorcycle was on file as stolen.

The police collision reconstruction unit took over the investigation which closed off the Mountain intersection for several hours.

Police are asking anyone with information about the crash to contact Det. Const. Gerald Blanchard at (905) 546-4753 or anonymously at Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 or www.crimestoppershamilton.com.

Jeremy Kemeny is a Hamilton-based web editor at The Spectator. Reach him via email: jkemeny@thespec.com