A motorcyclist died and a driver was injured in a crash on Highway 101 in San Jose Monday night, according to the California Highway Patrol.

The motorcyclist was heading southbound on Highway 101, north of Capitol Expressway, at about 8:46 p.m. when he fishtailed for unknown reasons and crashed, the CHP said. A Kia driver behind the motorcyclist struck the motorcycle and the rider.

The impact of the collision caused the Kia to overturn and the motorcycle to hit another vehicle, the CHP said.

The motorcyclist, a 43-year-old man from Gustine in Merced County, died and the driver of the Kia suffered minor injuries, according to the CHP.

Five of the six lanes of southbound Highway 101 were closed for roughly three hours, the CHP said.

An investigation into the crash is ongoing.

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