Crime & Safety

Man Killed In Motorcycle Crash In Long Beach

The victim was pronounced dead at the scene.

A man on a motorcycle was killed in a crash into a pole on a San Diego (405) Freeway transition road in Long Beach on Thursday, authorities said.

The crash was reported at 2:35 p.m. on the transition road on the southbound transition road just north of Lakewood Boulevard, according to the California Highway Patrol.

The victim was pronounced dead at the scene at 2:53 p.m., CHP Officer Patrick Kimball said.

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He apparently crashed into a call box pole, he said.

One lane of the transition road was closed following the crash, he said.

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—City News Service

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