A Massachusetts motorcyclist has died after falling from an overpass in Providence, Rhode Island, on Sunday.

Rhode Island State Police troopers and the Providence Fire Department responded to the scene of a single-vehicle crash involving a motorcycle on Route 6 west near the Route 10 south interchange shortly after 5:30 p.m.

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When they arrived, troopers said they found a black Kawasaki motorcycle on its side in the travel lane.

The preliminary investigation indicates that the motorcycle hit the high-speed barrier while attempting to negotiate a turn. The impact caused the driver to be ejected. He was thrown off the Route 6 overpass, coming to rest about 60 feet below on a dirt embankment.

The driver, identified by

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