A 49-year-old motorcyclist is dead following a multi-vehicle collision in Mississauga Wednesday afternoon, Peel police have confirmed.

Police say the collision happened on Tomken Road near Eglinton Avenue East shortly before 5 p.m.

The man from Brampton was transported to hospital but later died.

The road is currently closed as police investigate.

Police are searching for the driver of a light-coloured or white van who may have witnessed the collision.