A stretch of busy road has been closed by a crash that killed a 28-year-old dirt bike rider.

The off-road motorbike collided with a silver Toyota Yaris hatchback at the intersection of Guildford Rd and North Rd in Bassendean, in Perth’s northeast.

Emergency services raced to the scene, near the Burk petrol station and a couple hundred metres from state football ground Bassendean Oval, about 5.30pm on Tuesday.

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The 28-year-old rider was critically injured and died at the scene.

The Yaris driver, a 52-year-old woman, was uninjured.

One motorist described driving past soon after the crash.

“It was so sad seeing them work on the man,” they said on a police post appealing for information from witnesses.

“All you could do was pray. May he rest in eternal peace.”

A stretch of Guildford Rd was closed in both directions for several hours.

In an update on Wednesday morning, Main Roads said the crash had been cleared and traffic was again flowing.

Major Crash officers are investigating and have asked that witnesses contact Crime Stoppers.