Man dead following traffic collision on Hutton Road near Santa Maria Speedway Tuesday

NIPOMO, Calif. – A 37-year-old Nipomo man riding his motorcycle died after a traffic collision in the 1900 block of Hutton Road near the Santa Maria Speedway, according to the CHP.

The first calls for the incident came at 4:16 p.m. when the motorcyclist crashed into a green Nissan truck driven by a 36-year-old Bakersfield man, detailed the CHP.

The car began a u-turn directly into the lane of the motorcyclist where he was unable to avoid the vehicle and later died from his injuries, explained the CHP.

After the crash, the Nissan fled before a CHP officer later detained both the 36-year-old driver and his passenger, according to the CHP.

Drugs or alcohol are not suspected as factors in this incident, explained the CHP.

According to the San Luis Obispo County Sheriff's Office, its Coroner's Bureau was called to the scene of the incident for a person who had died.

This is an evolving emergency and more information will be added to this article as it becomes available.