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A male motorcyclist died on Sunday morning after colliding with a tree and being thrown from his bike, the California Highway Patrol has confirmed.
The motorcyclist was traveling westbound on State Route 84 in Redwood City “a couple of miles” from State Route 35 on a 2015 Ducati motorcycle when he lost control of the bike, veered off the road and struck a tree.
The rider was ejected from the bike and the motorcycle caught fire, CHP said.
The deceased, an unknown Asian male, was pronounced dead at the scene.
There currently one-way traffic control in effect as of 1:12 p.m.
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At least one person has died in what the California Highway Patrol first reported as a motorcycle on fire at 11:06 a.m. on Sunday in Redwood City.
The incident happened at the junction of Skyline Boulevard and La Honda Road, according to the CHP.
Preliminary reports from CHP described a “fully engulfed sports bike.”
A coroner was called to the scene at 11:50 a.m.
