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Motorcyclist Dies After Being Flung Off Freeway

A motorcyclist died after being ejected from his Harley Davidson motorcycle following an accident in Commerce.

The accident occurred around 11:05 p.m. Saturday on the northbound 5 Freeway at the Slauson Avenue exit when the driver of a Hyundai Sonata suddenly switched two lanes to the off-ramp and hit the motorcyclist, said the California Highway Patrol.

As a result of the impact, the motorcyclist was "thrown from the motorcycle and off the freeway, sustaining fatal injuries," the CHP said. The driver of the Hyundai and a passenger were not injured.

Witnesses or anyone with further information is asked to contact East Los Angeles CHP officer Doppenberg at 323-980-4600.

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