SAN JOSE — A motorcyclist from the Central Valley died when he lost control on Highway 101 then crashed onto the roadway, then was hit by a trailing vehicle Monday night, according to the California Highway Patrol.

The collision was reported at 8:46 a.m. in the southbound lanes approaching Capitol Expressway when, for a reason still under investigation, the rider of a 2001 Yamaha Road Star started to fishtail and then overturned, the CHP said in news release.

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The rider ended up lying in the second-most left lane, and moments later a 2018 Kia Sol SUV hit him and then overturned, the CHP said, and the rider was “propelled” toward a Tesla that had stopped near the center divide after the initial motorcycle crash.

According to the CHP, the rider died at the scene, and was

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