A motorcyclist died Tuesday afternoon following a collision with a minivan in Oceanside.
Oceanside police said the collision happened at 2 p.m. at the intersection of North River Road and Festival Drive.
The motorcyclist was riding west on North River Road at a high rate of speed when he hit a white Toyota van broadside as the Toyota was making a left turn onto Festival Drive, according to a news release from the Oceanside Police Department.
The male motorcyclist died at the scene. The driver of the minivan was taken to the Tri City Medical Center, police said; the extent of the driver’s injuries weren’t immediately known.
Police are advising drivers to avoid the intersection for the next several hours, as traffic will be limited; Festival Drive at the scene is closed and the eastbound left turn lane on North River Road also is closed.
Anyone with information on the crash should call Oceanside police at 760-435-4911.
