A MOTORCYCLIST was killed in a crash in Huntington Beach on Wednesday (Shutterstock).
A 33-year-old Westminster man was fatally injured on Wednesday when the motorcycle he was riding collided with an automobile in Huntington Beach.
According to Jessica Cuchilla, public affairs officer for the Huntington Beach Police Department, the incident took place around 5:30 a.m. at the intersection of Newland Street and Talbert Avenue.
The motorcyclist was riding a red Kawasaki motorcycle and the car was a white Volkswagen Tiguan.
Arriving police officers found the cyclist down in the street. Paramedics were summoned and the rider was transported to a local hospital where he succumbed to his injuries.
The driver of the Volkswagen, a 57-year-old Garden Grove man, had sustained no injuries and remained at the scene. He cooperated with investigators and impairment didn’t appear to be a factor with him.
It’s unknown if impairment was a factor with the motorcycle rider.
The preliminary investigation indicates that the motorcycle was traveling southbound on Newland Street north of Talbert Avenue when it hit the rear of the VW.
Anyone who may have witnessed the collision or events leading up to it is asked to call HBPD Traffic Investigator Vishal Rattanchandani at (714) 536-5231.
