Chatham-Kent police are investigating a fatal crash near Dresden that claimed the life of a 57-year-old Wallaceburg man Thursday afternoon.
Police said emergency crews were called to the scene at Dawn Mills Road at Croton Line just before 3 p.m. Thursday, adding that a motorcycle was heading eastbound on Croton Line when it collided with a pickup truck that was heading south on Dawn Mills Road.
Investigators said both vehicles went off the road as a result of the crash and ended up on the east side of Dawn Mills Road.
Police said the 57-year-old Wallaceburg man on the motorcycle was thrown off during the crash and died from his injuries.
The 49-year-old Oil Springs man who was in the pickup truck sustained minor injuries, according to police.
Anyone with information on the crash is asked to contact Sergeant Josh Flikweert at 519-355-1092 or joshuaf@chatham-kent.ca.