The pickup truck driver, a 47-year-old man from Thermal, was hospitalized with minor injuries

Thermal Motorcycle Accident
Patricio Aguilera Killed in Thermal Motorcycle Accident on Route 86 near 76th Avenue

Thermal, CA. – Patricio Aguilera, 45, of Winchester, has been identified as the motorcyclist who died in a collision on Sunday in Thermal.

According to the California Highway Patrol, the accident happened on California Route 86 south of 76th Avenue at around 6:35 a.m.

The man was riding a Harley Davidson when he crashed into the rear of a 1987 Nissan pickup truck that was traveling northbound on Route 86.

The Winchester man was ejected and landed on the center median of the highway.

Aguilera died at the accident scene.

The pickup truck driver, a 47-year-old man from Thermal, was hospitalized with minor injuries.

More details about the accident were not released.

An investigation into the accident is ongoing.