Reseda Biker Killed In 405 Freeway Crash

WEST LOS ANGELES, CA — Authorities Thursday identified a motorcyclist who was killed in a fiery crash that closed multiple lanes of the southbound San Diego (405) Freeway in the West Los Angeles area.

Raja Shayan, 25, of Reseda, died at the scene of the collision, which was reported about 10 a.m. Wednesday north of Olympic Boulevard.

According to the California Highway Patrol, Shayan was riding a 2007 Suzuki GSX R-series sportbike when he veered to the right for unknown reasons and collided with the left rear of a 2018 BMW X5 SUV in the next lane. The driver of the BMW, a 60-year-old Beverly Hills man, was uninjured.

Alcohol or drugs were not suspected as factors in the collision, according to the CHP.

The carpool lane and the number 1-4 lanes were closed for about three hours, causing a five-mile back-up of southbound traffic.

Anyone with information about the fatal collision was urged to call the CHP's West Los Angeles Office at (310) 642-3939 to speak with Officer K. Tidwell, who is investigating the crash.

City News Service