LOCAL : 1 Dead in Sun Valley Cycle Accident
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A man was killed and a woman critically injured when the motorcycle they were riding veered out of control and crashed on the Golden State Freeway in Sun Valley, authorities said.
The accident occurred about 8:35 p.m. Wednesday in the northbound lanes of the freeway near Lankershim Boulevard, said California Highway Patrol Officer Robert Bloomfield.
The victims were taken to Holy Cross Medical Center in Mission Hills, where the man died a short time later. The woman was listed in critical condition.
The names of the victims were withheld until relatives could be notified.
The cause of the accident is still under investigation, Bloomfield said.
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