BERKELEY, CA — A motorcyclist died after being thrown from their bike in a crash on Interstate 80 in Berkeley on Wednesday night, according to the California Highway Patrol.
Officers responded shortly before 8:30 p.m. to reports of a crash near the Gilman Street off-ramp from eastbound I-80, authorities said.
Berkeley police officers were the first to arrive at the scene, where they found the motorcyclist suffering from life-threatening injuries.
The rider was transported to a hospital, where they later died, according to the CHP.
Investigators determined that the collision involved only the motorcycle and that the rider had been ejected from the bike.
The circumstances leading up to the crash remain under investigation.
Authorities did not immediately release the motorcyclist's identity or additional details about what caused the crash.
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