Police have named the motorcyclist who died in a crash in Invercargill overnight.

He was Whetu Taylor, 41, from Invercargill.

Police were called to the scene, on Clyde St (State Highway 1) near Crinan St, about 9.30pm on Thursday.

“Sadly, the motorcyclist was located deceased at the scene,” police said in a statement on Friday morning.

The Serious Crash Unit was in attendance for a time.

Detective Inspector Stu Harvey said police were investigating the crash on behalf of the Coroner, and inquiries into the circumstances of the crash were ongoing.

A section of SH1 remained closed all morning on Friday but in an update shortly before 1pm NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi advised it had reopened.