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Images from the scene showed the motorcycle down and heavily damaged in one of the lanes of the freeway.
EMERYVILLE, Calif. – A fatal crash involving a motorcycle closed several lanes of the I-80 freeway in Emeryville on Sunday afternoon.
California Highway Patrol officers were first called to the eastbound side of the freeway, just west of Powell Street, about 2:40 p.m. on reports of the crash involving the motorcycle and another vehicle, according to a department statement.
Bystander video from the scene showed the motorcycle down and heavily damaged in one of the lanes of the freeway.
CHP incident logs indicated the crash resulted in a fatality, but the department did not specify who was killed or injured in the collision.
The first, second and third lanes of the eastbound side of the I-80 freeway west of Powell Street were closed for nearly two hours as authorities investigated and cleared the crash. The I-80 was completely reopened to traffic about 4:20 p.m., according to the CHP.
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The Source: California Highway Patrol