1 dead in Brooklyn Park motorcycle, vehicle crash

The driver of a motorcycle is dead after a crash in Brooklyn Park on Thursday evening.

Officers were called to Oxbow Creek Drive North and Quail Avenue North around 6:10 p.m. for a report of a crash between a motorcycle and a car, according to an alert from Brooklyn Park police.

Law enforcement gave aid to the motorcyclist, but that person died on the scene. The motorcyclist was later identified as 35-year-old Vern Brahm Shivnarine by the Hennepin County Medical Examiner.

Witnesses near the scene said the motorcyclist lost control of his bike and crashed before sliding into the car.

No word on the driver of the car’s condition. Check back for updates.