The incident was reported around 5:17 p.m. on the southbound lanes of the highway at the Las Virgenes Road off-ramp.
Calabasas, CA – A motorcyclist was injured in a collision that happened Thursday afternoon on Highway 101 in Calabasas, as per the California Highway Patrol logs.
The incident was reported around 5:17 p.m. on the southbound lanes of the highway at the Las Virgenes Road off-ramp.
A Civic motorcycle collided into the rear of a gray Ford Fusion sedan for an unknown reason. The motorcyclist went down into the traffic lanes after the impact.
Emergency personnel from the Los Angeles County Fire Department responded to the scene and transported the rider to Northridge Hospital Medical Center for treatment of unknown injuries.
Multiple traffic lanes were blocked following the accident.
An investigation is ongoing to determine the cause of the crash.
In 2023, the City of Calabasas reported 2 motorcycle victims killed or injured in fatal and injury collisions, placing it 78th out of 103 similar-sized California cities in OTS statewide rankings for this crash type. This count is relatively low compared with larger cities but still reflects the presence of motorcycle crash risk within the community. Total serious collisions in Calabasas that year were 82 victims, with motorcycle involvement a small subset of overall traffic collisions. Alcohol-involved collisions in 2023 were minimal, with only 2 victims, and DUI arrests numbered 19 across all crash types. Over recent years, motorcycle crash counts in Calabasas have fluctuated; for example, in 2019, there were 9 motorcycle victims in serious collisions, a higher count than in 2023. These OTS data indicate that while motorcycle collisions occur less often in Calabasas than in many cities, they remain part of the local traffic safety profile.
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