Bicyclist killed in North Long Beach crash, police say
Authorities believe the man was riding an e-bike on Artesia Boulevard near Indiana Avenue Friday night when he lost control and hit the center median curb.
Police are investigating the death of a man who apparently lost control of his e-bike and crashed in North Long Beach Friday night.
The man was riding an electric bike eastbound on Artesia Boulevard in the far left lane around 9:40 p.m. when he "possibly" lost control near Indiana Avenue and hit the center median curb, according to Long Beach police.
Long Beach Fire Department personnel treated the man at the scene before taking him to a local hospital where he died of his injuries, according to authorities.
The Los Angeles County Medical Examiner's Office is working to identify the man, police said.
Police are asking anyone who saw the crash to call LBPD Collision Investigation Detail Detective Ashley Van Holland at 562-570-7355.
This is the third traffic fatality reported by the LBPD in 2026. Last year, the department reported 58 traffic-related fatalities, making it the deadliest year on the road since at least 1990, when the city reported 51 deaths, according to LBPD data from a public records request by the Watchdog.
Traffic deaths hit a low in 1999 with 15, data shows. From 2000 through 2019, the city averaged 26 fatal traffic accidents per year.
In 2020, fatalities reached a 30-year high of 49. That same year, city officials passed the Safe Streets Long Beach Action Plan, which included Vision Zero and an ambitious goal of reducing "traffic-related fatalities and serious injuries to zero by 2026."
Traffic fatalities dipped to 45 deaths in both 2021 and 2022, data shows. That figure then dropped to 36 deaths in 2023, but jumped to 44 in 2024.
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