A 23-year-old man is dead after a crash involving a motorcycle in Pickering on Thursday night.

Durham Regional Police said the man lost control of his motorcycle and crashed near Whites Road and Oklahoma Drive at about 9 p.m.

Police said the motorcycle may have struck with a sport utility vehicle that was making a turn, resulting in the man losing control.

He was pronounced dead in hospital.

The man's name hasn't been released.

Police continue to investigate.