Motorcyclist killed in an Encinitas collision

ENCINITAS – A man riding a motorcycle died Thursday in a crash in Encinitas.

North Coast Station Deputies from the San Diego County Sheriff’s Department responded at 3:49 pm. to a call regarding a road collision involving a motorcyclist in the North Coast Highway 101 and Grandview Street area, Deputy Ken Belzer said.

The staff of the Encinitas Fire Brigade intervened on the spot and attempted the rescue measures but the motorcyclist died on the spot from his injuries.

There were no other injuries in the collision and drugs or alcohol do not appear to be a factor in the cause of the collision, Belzer said.

Anyone with information on this collision should call the North Coastal Station Traffic Division at 760-966-3500.

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