A CRASH between a car a motorcycle killed a man in Garden Grove on Friday afternoon. (Shutterstock).

A 31-year-old Long Beach man riding a motorcycle was fatally injured in a traffic accident Friday afternoon in Garden Grove.

According to Traffic Investigator John Yergler of the GGPD, the incident took place around 3:30 p.m. in the 14200 block of Bushard Street.
The victim’s identity is being withheld pending notification of his next-of-kin.

Officers responding to a report of a collision between an automobile and a motorcycle – a 2023 black-and-white Kawasaki Ninja – found the rider lying in the roadway.

Orange County Fire Authority personnel responded and took the motorcyclist to a local trauma center where he was later pronounced deceased.

The auto was a silver 2006 Toyota Camry and the driver was a 49-year-old Westminster man. He remained at the scene and cooperated with the investigation. Alcohol or drugs are not believed to be a factor in the collision.

The cause of the accident is under investigation. Anyone who may have witnessed the accident or has video footage of the incident is asked to contact Investigator Yergler at (714) 741-5772 or by e-mail at Johny@ggpd.org.