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Kanagawa cops: Motorcyclist dies after plunging from Yokohama expressway

A male motorcyclist died after he plunged from the Shindo expressway in Yokohama on Saturday
A male motorcyclist died after he plunged from the Yokohama Shindo expressway in Yokohama on Saturday (Twitter)

KANAGAWA (TR) – A male motorcyclist died after he plunged from an expressway in Yokohama on Saturday, police said.

The man in his 40s died after he fell at least 10 meters from the Yokohama Shindo express at the Hodogaya Interchange at around 9:30 a.m., Nippon News Network reports (Dec. 31).

The motorcyclist was rushed to a hospital with serious injuries but died shortly afterward, police said.

A police investigation is underway over the incident that occurred on a left curve where the highway meets the Yokohama-Yokosuka Highway.