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A motorcyclist died in a crash on state Route 76 west of Lake Henshaw Saturday afternoon, authorities said.
The single-vehicle crash was reported about 5:20 p.m. and happened west of East Grade Road, a Cal Fire Battalion Chief said.
A 27-year-old Escondido man was riding a 2013 Harley Davidson Breakout westbound when he entered a curve, veered to the right and hit some dirt, causing him to lose control of the bike, a California Highway Patrol Officer said.
The rider slammed into a boulder and was thrown from the motorcycle. He died at the scene.
A three-vehicle collision left one driver dead on state Route 76 in the Bonsall area Thursday, the California Highway Patrol said.
The crash occurred about 6:50 a.m. at Gird Road during a light rain.
A 36-year-old Oceanside man died after witnesses stopped, pulled him from his wrecked Kia Sephia and started CPR on him, CHP Officer Jim Bettencourt said.
He said witnesses saw the Kia driver going east at high speed until he lost control of the car on a curve. He clipped a westbound Nissan Altima and skidded sideways into the westbound lane.
The California Highway Patrol said a multi-vehicle crash on state Route 76 at Airport Road snarled traffic Wednesday morning in Oceanside.
The wreck occurred at 5:55 a.m. on westbound SR-76 between Benet and Airport roads.
When Oceanside police and fire units arrived, it was determined that a van and four passenger vehicles were involved, but all of the injuries were minor and that smoke in the area was from hot brake fluid spread all over one of the vehicles and the roadway.