ROCKFORD (WREX) — A 62-year-old man has died after a car vs. motorcycle crash Thursday evening.

The Winnebago County Sheriff's Office says the crash happened at the intersection of 20th St. and Blackhawk Rd., a residential area on the south side of Rockford.

First responders from the Sheriff's Office and the Cherry Valley Fire Protection District found the crash between the motorcycle and a Mercedes. The motorcyclist, a 62-year-old man, was pronounced dead at the scene.

The crash remains under investigation by the Winnebago County Major Crash Assistance Team.

This fatal crash involving a motorcycle comes less than a week after two other motorcyclists were killed in separate crashes in Rockford.

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