A 24-year-old man is dead after the motorcycle he was driving was struck by another vehicle Thursday evening in the RM of Springfield.

Oakbank and St. Pierre Jolys RCMP responded to reports of the accident just after 11 p.m. to Road 207 south of Highway 1, in the RM of Springfield.

Police say that the investigation has determined that a vehicle travelling north on Highway 207, crossed the centre line and collided with a motorcycle.

The driver of the motorcycle, a 24-year-old male from Lorette, Man., was pronounced deceased at the scene.

The driver and lone occupant of the vehicle, a 31-year-old from Ile Des Chenes, Man., was arrested and charged with Impaired Operation of a Conveyance Causing Death and Impaired Operation of a Conveyance with blood alcohol concentration equal to or exceeding 80 milligrams of alcohol in 100 millilitres of blood causing death.

Oakbank RCMP along with a Forensic Collision Reconstructionist, continue to investigate.