A man in his 50s was killed Friday when he was ejected from his vehicle during a Palmdale traffic collision.

The crash occurred 12:50 a.m. on the northbound Antelope Valley (14) Freeway north of Sierra Highway, according to the California Highway Patrol.

A 42-year-old woman from Palmdale was traveling north in a 2005 Mercedes-Benz C300 in the far right lane when she struck the rear of a 2005 Mini Cooper, which went off the freeway and slammed into a nearby mountainside, according to the CHP. The driver of the Mini Cooper, who was not wearing a seatbelt, was ejected from the vehicle.

The man was pronounced dead at the scene. The driver of the Mercedes-Benz and her passengers were taken to Palmdale Regional Medical Center for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries.

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