HAMPTON, Va. (WAVY) — A 62-year-old man died in a motorcycle crash on Saturday in Hampton, police say.

Hampton Public Safety Communications received a call around 4:40 p.m. in reference to the crash in the 1400 block of Aberdeen Road.

The driver was 62-year-old Edward Charles Kittles from Newport News. He was located in the roadway seriously hurt and transported to a local hospital, where he succumbed to his injuries, police said.

The preliminary investigation revealed that Kittles was traveling north on Aberdeen Road toward W. Mercury Boulevard, when he lost control and struck a pole, police said.

This investigation is ongoing.

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