Fillmore Motorcyclist Dies After Crashing on State Route 126 Tuesday Evening

VENTURA COUNTY, Calif. (KEYT) – A 40-year-old Fillmore man has died after crashing a motorcycle on State Route 126 Tuesday evening.

On Oct. 27, around 7:34 p.m., officers with the California Highway Patrol-Ventura office (CHP) located a crash that had just occurred on State Route 126, east of Wells Road shared a press release from the law enforcement agency Wednesday.

The crash involved a black Suzuki motorcycle and a tractor-trailer combination and a preliminary investigation revealed that the rider, identified as a 40-year-old man from Fillmore, lost control of the motorcycle before colliding with a guard rail in the center divide detailed the CHP.

According to the CHP, the rider was ejected by the collision and the motorcycle continued in a northwesterly direction before colliding with a tractor-trailer combination.

The 40-year-old motorcyclist sustained fatal injuries from the crash and was pronounced dead at the scene around 7:45 p.m. Tuesday shared the CHP.

The roadway was closed until early Wednesday morning as an investigation was conducted of the scene noted the CHP.

This fatal incident remains under investigation and anyone with more information that has not shared it with investigators is asked to contact the CHP Ventura office at 805-662-2640.