NewsLocal News

Actions

Rider dies when motorcycle crashes into tree

1 dead after motorcycle crash in El Cajon
Posted at 5:47 PM, Feb 27, 2021
and last updated 2021-02-27 20:50:34-05

PAUMA VALLEY (CNS) - A rider died Saturday when a motorcycle went off State Route 76 near South Grade Road and crashed into a tree.

The crash happened at 3:34 p.m. and when a California Highway Patrol officer arrived on scene, the rider was described as suffering from major trauma, according to a CHP incident log.

An airship was called to the scene at 3:58 p.m. but about 4:10 p.m., the rider was pronounced dead and someone from the San Diego County Medical Examiner's office was en route to the scene, the CHP log said.

No further information was immediately available.