A man riding a motorcycle died in a collision with an SUV on Saturday night in downtown Anchorage, police said.
Anchorage police responded to a crash between the motorcycle and a vehicle around 9:20 p.m. at West Seventh Avenue and C Street, according to a statement the police department posted online. The intersection is near the Anchorage Museum.
A preliminary police investigation suggested that a man on a motorcycle was traveling southbound on C Street when he collided with a westbound Toyota Highlander at the intersection with Seventh Avenue, according to the statement.
The motorcyclist was declared dead at the scene, police said. Police said they will release the victim’s identity once they notify the next of kin.
No one in the Toyota was injured, police said. The driver of the Toyota cooperated with police. It was not immediately clear whether more people were present in the car during the incident.
The cause of the collision is under investigation, police said.