JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — A 65-year-old Callahan man is dead after the motorcycle his was riding was involved in a crash Sunday night on the Dames Point Bridge in Jacksonville. The wreck occurred at about 7:25 p.m.

The northbound lanes were closed for much of the night after the wreck.

The motorcyclist was riding northbound on the bridge on the outside lane approaching a parked road ranger, a Florida Highway Patrol news release states. He collided with the rear of the road ranger whose amber lights and directional board were active, the news release states.

After that collision, the motorcyclist was then hit by an SUV. He was taken to UF Health where he was pronounced dead, the news release states.

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