Motorcyclist dead after crash at Chesterfield intersection

CHESTERFIELD COUNTY, Va. (WRIC) -- A motorcyclist is dead after a crash at a Chesterfield County intersection Friday night.

The evening of Friday, Jan. 9, a crash involving a motorcycle and a car took place at the intersection of Hopkins and Beulah roads, according to the Chesterfield County Police Department.

Details are limited at this time, but a police spokesperson told 8News that the man operating the motorcycle was taken to a local hospital, where he died.

The motorcyclist's identity is being withheld until his family can be notified.

Jan. 9 deadly motorcycle crash at the intersection of Hopkins and Beulah roads. (Photo: Nikkita Tyler/8News)

Jan. 9 deadly motorcycle crash at the intersection of Hopkins and Beulah roads. (Photo: Nikkita Tyler/8News)

Jan. 9 deadly motorcycle crash at the intersection of Hopkins and Beulah roads. (Photo: Nikkita Tyler/8News)

Jan. 9 deadly motorcycle crash at the intersection of Hopkins and Beulah roads. (Photo: Nikkita Tyler/8News)

The other involved driver was not hurt, the spokesperson said. They remained at the scene following the incident.

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No additional information, such as the nature of the crash, is available as of the time of reporting.

As of 8:06 p.m., all lanes -- both eastbound and westbound -- are closed in the area surrounding the crash, according to the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT).