Last Updated on May 5, 2019 by CCAR Staff
RIVERSIDE — A male motorcyclist was killed Saturday in a collision with a car on the 215/60 Freeway.
TRAFFIC COLLISION – Eastbound Highway 60 east of Central Av & Watkins Dr in the County area of Riverside. FF's responded to a traffic collision involving a motorcycle & sedan. 1 patient w/serious injuries trnsprtd to area hospital by ground ambulance. #WatkinsIncident
— CAL FIRE Riverside (@CALFIRERRU) May 5, 2019
It happened on the freeway near Central Avenue and Watkins Drive, the Cal Fire/Riverside County Fire Department said.
The rider — whose age and name were not immediately available — flew off the motorcycle at a speed of about 60 mph when the vehicle hit the center divider, according to the California Highway Patrol.
He was taken to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead, authorities said.
A SigAlert at 4:43 p.m. temporarily shut down the HOV and number 1 lanes.
The CHP log said officers were dispatched at 4:38 p.m. to the crash on the southbound freeway north of Box Springs Road. The CHP was investigating.
