A motorcyclist was killed late on Friday night in a collision with a vehicle at the intersection of Pacific Coast Highway and East Second Street in Long Beach, near the Belmont Shore and Marina Pacifica area, the Long Beach Police Department said on Saturday. The rider was pronounced dead at the scene, and the crash is the 47th traffic fatality reported in the city in 2026.

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Officers were dispatched at about 11:00 p.m. on Friday, November 6 to the 6400 block of Pacific Coast Highway, near Second Street, after a report of an injury collision, according to the LBPD. The Watchdog, citing police, put the time of the crash at about 11:04 p.m.

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What the preliminary investigation found

“The preliminary investigation revealed the motorcyclist was traveling southbound on Pacific Coast Highway when he entered the intersection of East Second Street,” police said. “The motorcyclist collided with a vehicle traveling eastbound on East Second Street. At this time, speed is being investigated as a contributing factor to this collision.”

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LBPD officers gave the motorcyclist medical aid until they were relieved by Long Beach Fire Department personnel, who determined that the man had died of his injuries, according to authorities. Arriving paramedics pronounced the victim dead at the scene, LBPD Sergeant Laurie Barajas said.

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The driver of the vehicle remained at the scene and cooperated with officers and investigators, police said. No arrest or citation was announced in the reports published on Saturday.

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Victim's name withheld while family is notified

The victim's identity is being withheld while the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner works to notify his next of kin, police said. In line with that, no name, age or hometown for the rider had been released as of Saturday evening.

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A deadly year on Long Beach roads

The numbers behind Friday's crash describe a city in the middle of its most dangerous period on the roads in decades. The LBPD reported 48 traffic fatalities by this time last year, and finished 2025 with 56 traffic-related fatalities from 53 crashes — the deadliest year on Long Beach roads since at least 1990, when the city reported 51 deaths, according to LBPD data obtained by the Watchdog through a public records request. Friday's death, the 47th of 2026, keeps this year close to last year's record pace.

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Why this stretch matters to drivers

Pacific Coast Highway at Second Street is one of the busiest gateways in east Long Beach: it carries through traffic between Orange County and the rest of Los Angeles County past the Marina Pacifica shopping area and the Belmont Shore neighbourhood, and it is heavily used at night by commuters, delivery drivers and truck traffic moving around the ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles. A fatal crash at this junction closes lanes on a corridor with few easy alternatives, and Friday's collision is the latest reminder of the speed problem police say they are examining.

What happens next

The LBPD investigation is continuing, with speed under examination as a possible contributing factor. The rider's name will be released by the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner once his family has been notified. Police have not said whether any charges or citations are expected; the other driver stayed at the scene and cooperated, and the witness appeal to Detective Paredes remains open.

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