Motorcyclist killed in Columbia wreck

CHP and emergency responders work at the scene of a motorcycle accident on the Tuolumne County side of the Parrotts Ferry Bridge on Friday afternoon. Maggie Beck/The Union Democrat

No details about the man's identity were released.

According to California Highway Patrol, he and a friend, who was on another motorcycle, were northbound on Parrotts Ferry Road around 1:45 p.m.

The injured man came to a curve in the road just before Parrotts Ferry Bridge and crossed the double yellow lines, the CHP said.

He traveled into the southbound shoulder, collided with a guardrail and was ejected from the motorcycle, the CHP said.

He was transported to the hospital by ambulance.