Motorcyclist Killed In Multi-Vehicle Crash Near Oakland's Lake Merritt

OAKLAND (BCN) -- An Emeryville motorcyclist died following a collision involving two other vehicles Wednesday night in Oakland, police said.

The collision happened just before 8:20 p.m. at Fourth Avenue and Foothill Boulevard about three blocks south of Lake Merritt. Two motorcycles and a passenger truck collided, killing 40-year-old Joseph Hickman, according to police.

The other motorcyclist and the driver of the truck escaped injury, police said.

Police do not know yet whether alcohol or drugs played a role in the collision.

The collision is under investigation. Anyone with information about it is asked to call the Police Department's traffic investigation unit at (510) 777-8570.

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