A motorcyclist rushed to hospital after an early morning crash on the West Shore has died from his injuries, RCMP say.

Police were called to Millstream Road near Stewart Mountain Road in Highlands at about 7:30 a.m. Thursday for a report of a two-vehicle collision between an SUV and motorcycle.

Paramedics transported the motorcyclist to hospital, where he later succumbed to his injuries.

The driver of the SUV was not seriously injured.

The incident shut down a section of Millstream Road for hours until it was reopened at 12:20 p.m.

West Shore RCMP and the South Island Traffic Services Collision Analyst are still investigating what led to and caused the collision.

Anyone with information is asked to call RCMP at 250-474-2264 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.