A man riding a motorcycle was killed this week when he collided into a semi-truck and trailer.
On Wednesday, April 12, at approximately 7:49am, officers from the Long Beach Police Department (LBPD) responded to Lakewood Boulevard and Conent Street on a report of a motorcycle colliding into the truck.
The initial investigation of the collision found that the driver of the motorcycle was a 27-year-old male resident of South Gate and the driver of the semi-truck and trailer was a 33-year-old male resident of Compton.
The semi-truck and trailer were stopped at a driveway in the 3400 block of Lakewood Boulevard, waiting to enter the Long Beach Airport to make a delivery. The motorcycle was traveling southbound Lakewood Boulevard at a high rate of speed, according to police. The motorcyclist moved from the No. 3 lane into the No. 4 lane and collided with the truck waiting to enter the airport.
Long Beach Fire Department personnel responded and determined the driver of the motorcycle to be deceased on scene.
The name of the motorcyclist is being withheld until next of kin can be notified.
Those with information regarding the collision are asked to call Collision Investigations Detective David Lauro at (562) 570-7358.
Source: LBPD
