Motorcyclist killed in single-vehicle crash in Ruthven

Police say the crash took place around 9:40 p.m. Wednesday near Kingsville.  (Nathan Denette/The Canadian Press - image credit)
Police say the crash took place around 9:40 p.m. Wednesday near Kingsville. (Nathan Denette/The Canadian Press - image credit)

A motorcycle rider has died in what police say was a single-vehicle crash in Essex County.

According to Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), it happened Wednesday around 9:40 p.m. on County Road 34 near County Road 45 in Ruthven, near Leamington.

The motorcyclist was a 64-year-old man, they said in a statement.

Authorities are asking members of the public to come forward if they have any information and to contact the Kingsville OPP detachment.