Crime & Safety
Motorcyclist Killed, Another Motorcyclist Injured During I-580 Crash Saturday
All lanes of the busy highway were closed in the eastbound direction for several hours following the fatal collision, according to the CHP.
LIVERMORE, CA — One person was killed and another seriously injured during a collision on I-580 in Livermore involving two motorcycles and a pickup truck Saturday afternoon, according to the California Highway Patrol. At about 3 p.m. Saturday, one of the motorcycles was traveling in the fast lane at speeds in excess of 90 mph when it suddenly went all the way over to the slow lane, according to CHP spokesman Derek Reed.
The person riding the motorcycle lost control, swerved into the number four lane and rear-ended a GMC Sierra, Reed said. The motorcycle then ended up back in the slow lane where it caused another motorcyclist to lose control and crash. The rider of the motorcycle that collided with the pickup was
pronounced dead at the scene and the other rider was taken to a trauma center with major injuries, Reed said.
No other injuries were reported. The collision resulted in the closure of three of the highway's five eastbound lanes. The lanes were reopened to traffic one-by-one over a period of a few hours. All lanes were open to traffic by about 6 p.m.
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By Bay City News
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