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2 Motorcyclists Killed in Separate SoCal Freeway Crashes, Third Rider Pulled From Under Semitruck

Investigators have not determined causes for the three pre-dawn collisions.

Overview

  • Three motorcycle crashes were reported early Tuesday across Southern California, leaving at least two people dead and another injured.
  • On the southbound 101 at the Normandie Avenue exit in East Hollywood, CHP reported a 12:30 a.m. collision with a sedan that killed the motorcyclist at the scene.
  • In Irvine on the southbound 405 just north of Bake Parkway, CHP said a motorcyclist was killed as all southbound lanes were closed during the investigation.
  • On the southbound 5 near the 10 in Boyle Heights just before 6 a.m., firefighters freed a rider trapped under a semitruck and took the person to a hospital, with condition undisclosed.
  • Authorities have not identified the victims or the causes, and lane closures were implemented at the scenes during the response.