CARLSBAD–A female passenger riding a motorcycle Friday died after the driver collided into the rear of another vehicle in Carlsbad.
The fatal collision occurred Friday, just after 6:30 p.m., at Rancho Santa Fe Road north of Camino De Los Coches, according to the Carlsbad Police Department.
Officers found a 2017 Harley Davidson Motorcycle with extensive damage resting on its side directly behind a dark colored sedan. They found a male driver on the ground and a female passenger that had been ejected from the motorcycle a short distance away.
Paramedics arrived and provided advanced life support to the passenger of the motorcycle. Both riders were transported to an area hospital where the female passenger sustained fatal injuries as a result of the collision.
The driver of the 2017 Harley Davidson motorcycle has been identified as a 30-year-old male from San Marcos. The female was identified as a 34-year-old female from San Marcos.
Traffic officers are conducting a full investigation.
