YORK, Maine — A motorcycle crash on Birch Hill Road resulted in one fatality and one injury on Aug. 15, according to York Police.
Emergency crews responded at approximately 6:24 p.m. to reports of a collision involving a motorcycle and a car near 160 Birch Hill Road. Responding agencies included the York Police Department, York Ambulance, Portsmouth Naval Shipyard Ambulance, and York Village Fire Department.
Authorities said the motorcyclist, a 36-year-old South Berwick man, was found at the scene and received lifesaving treatment but was pronounced dead due to his injuries.
The driver of the car, a 78-year-old man from York, sustained a head injury and was transported to Wentworth-Douglass Hospital for treatment.
The identities of those involved have not been released. The Maine Medical Examiner’s Office will determine the official cause of death.
The crash is under investigation by the York Police Department’s Accident Reconstruction Team.