Motorcyclist dies in Mead Valley after colliding with trailer

A motorcyclist died Sunday night, April 18, in the Mead Valley area after apparently colliding with a trailer on Nandina Avenue, the California Highway Patrol said Monday, April 19.

At about 9:36 p.m., the CHP responded to a crash involving a motorcycle rider on Nandina, west of Brown Street.

A man on a Harley-Davidson was traveling west on Nandina at a high rate of speed when he approached a GMC pickup truck that was pulling a trailer. The GMC was stopped on Nandina preparing to turn south, the CHP said.

The driver of the GMC reported feeling an impact to the right of the trailer as the rider tried passing the GMC on the right, the CHP said. The rider was ejected from his motorcycle and was located face down in brush north of the road. Life-saving efforts were given by the responding CHP officers and Cal Fire/Riverside County Fire personnel, but the motorcyclist was pronounced dead at the scene.

No identifying information for the motorcyclist was immediately available.

Any witnesses who may have observed the incident were encouraged to call the CHP at 951-637-8000.