Motorcyclist dies after crash on I-5 southbound in Everett

EVERETT, WA — A 73-year-old man died Thursday evening after a single-vehicle motorcycle collision on Interstate 5 southbound in Everett, according to HeraldNet.

The man, a Marysville resident, was traveling in the southbound lanes of I-5 near the exit to 41st Street when his motorcycle struck the left-shoulder guardrail. The rider was ejected from his bike, which traveled across all southbound lanes until it came to a rest on the right shoulder.

The man was taken to Providence Regional Medical Center Everett, where he succumbed to his injuries.

Troopers with Washington State Patrol are conducting an investigation into what lead to the crash.

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