JULIAN, Calif. (FOX 5/KUSI) -- A motorcyclist was killed in a head-on crash last week on State Route 79 in the Julian area.

The incident occurred around 5:59 p.m. Thursday on SR-79, located north of Oak Lake Lane, the California Highway Patrol said in a news release Tuesday.

Authorities say a 46-year-old Vista man was riding northbound on SR-79 on a 2020 Harley Davidson motorcycle with a 40-year-old female passenger when for unknown reasons the rider crossed over the solid, double-yellow lines and crashed into a 2021 Toyota 4Runner traveling southbound.

The rider and passenger of the Harley Davidson were ejected from the motorcycle. The rider died from his injuries while the passenger suffered major injuries, per CHP.

The driver of the Toyota, a 29-year-old woman, lost control and veer

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