One man is dead after a motorcycle crash in the 1800 block of Old Sambro Road in Williamswood.

Halifax Regional Police say it happened around 5 p.m. on Saturday.

Traffic was blocked in both directions in the 1800 block of Old Sambro Road while a Collision Reconstructionist Unit worked on the scene, but it has since reopened, police say.

In the fist news release from police, they said the man had serious injuries, but in an update around 9 p.m., they say the man succumbed to his injuries, and paramedics pronounced him dead at the scene.

The investigation continues.