A 24-year-old Northampton man died in a motorcycle-car crash that occurred at 11:05 p.m. Tuesday in the area of South Cedar Crest Boulevard and Fish Hatchery Road in Salisbury Township.

Lehigh County Coroner Daniel A. Buglio said the man was pronounced dead at 12:44 a.m. in the emergency department of the Lehigh Valley Hospital, Cedar Crest Campus, Salisbury Township.

Buglio said the deceased has been identified and his family has been notified, however, the name is being withheld at this time in order to allow the family time to grieve the loss privately.

Details of the crash have not been announced but Buglio said the deceased was the operator of the motorcycle and was wearing a helmet at the time.

He ruled the death to be accidental and caused by blunt force injuries.

In addition to the coroner’s office, the incident is being investigated by the Salisbury Township Police Department and the Lehigh County District Attorney’s office.