A collision Sunday afternoon between a pickup truck and a motorcycle in Skandia Township resulted in serious injuries to the male driver of the motorcycle and the death of his female passenger, the Marquette County Sheriff’s Office said.

The crash occurred at 1:40 p.m. Eastern time at the intersection of U.S. 41 and Carlshend Road, the sheriff’s office said in a news release.

The pickup truck was westbound on M-94 and collided at the intersection with the motorcycle that was southbound on U.S. 41.

“Though life saving measures were attempted, the female passenger on the motorcycle was pronounced dead on scene,” the news release stated.

The occupants of the pickup truck were not injured. The injuries to the driver of the motorcycle were not believed to be life-threatening.

Names and ages were not released and the cause of the crash remained under investigation.

Assisting were Michigan State Police, Michigan Department of Natural Resources law enforcement, U.P. Health System EMS, Skandia Township Fire and EMS, Heavy Hooker Towing and Recovery, Marquette Detailing and Performance, and the Michigan Department of Transportation.