DIGHTON, MASS. (WHDH) - Police are investigating after a motorcyclist died in a crash in Dighton Friday night.

Emergency crews were called to the scene of a fatal crash involving a motorcycle and a car near the intersection of Main and Elm streets shortly after 8 p.m., according to Fire Chief Christopher Maguy and Police Chief Robert MacDonald.

The motorcyclist died as a result of their injuries, and an occupant in the other vehicle was transported to an area hospital with injuries that are not believed to be life-threatening. Another occupant of that vehicle refused to go.

The area around the crash was closed to traffic for several hours.

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