A 74-year-old motorcyclist has died after a crash on Highway 407 in Vaughan Friday evening.

Ontario Provincial Police said the rider lost control on the eastbound exit ramp to Highway 400 at around 7:15 p.m. and struck a guide rail.

The motorcyclist was taken to hospital with life-threatening injuries but later died.

The off-ramp was closed for several hours while police investigated the crash.