RCMP badge. (Police photo)

HILDEN: A 35-year-old Charlottetown man has died following a motorcycle collision near Hilden, police say.

In a release, Colchester County RCMP say the collision took place on Highway 102 on Thursday night.

At approximately 7:11 p.m. on Aug. 22, Colchester County District RCMP responded to a report of a motorcycle crash on Hwy. 102 near Hilden.

“RCMP officers learned that a Suzuki GSR-X motorcycle was travelling northbound on the highway when it left the road and crashed,” said the release.

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The driver and sole occupant of the motorcycle, a 35-year-old Charlottetown man, was pronounced deceased at the scene.

An RCMP collision reconstructionist attended the location of the crash; the investigation is ongoing.

Hwy. 102 was closed for several hours as investigators were on scene. It has since reopened.

File #: 2024-1225035