Fatal crash closes Lyon Road in Fairfield
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A fatal crash involving a motorcyclist has closed a portion of Lyon Road in Fairfield.
The crash was reported just after midnight Tuesday along the westbound lanes of Interstate 80 near Manuel Campos Parkway.
Preliminary information learned by Solano NewsNet indicates the motorcyclist was traveling in the northbound lane of Lyon Road when they crashed into the guardrail.
The motorcycle was located in the slow lane of the freeway, and the body of the rider was found Lyon Road, forcing the road’s closure while the California Highway Patrol processed the scene of the crash.
The Solano County Coroner was at the scene around 1 a.m.
The cause of the crash was not known, nor was it clear if speed or impairment were factors in the incident.
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