Authorities said on Tuesday that a motorcyclist had passed away after being thrown off the side of a motorway in Sacramento as a result of a collision with an automobile.
According to the South Sacramento division of the California Highway Patrol (CHP), the biker was attempting to use the connection ramp from southbound Interstate 5 to eastbound Highway 50, which is located at ground level, when he was involved in an accident and found himself thrown over the side of the road near the intersection of Broadway and Front Street.
The first responders arrived on the scene and pronounced him dead. His identity was not disclosed, and the only thing that was known about him was that he was 45 years old.
According to CHP, the second driver involved in the accident did not sustain any injuries.
Attempts are still being made by investigators to ascertain the primary cause of the collision.
