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The Ford F250 was turning onto Lerdo Highway when the accident occurred.
The rider of the motorcycle was pronounced dead at the scene.
A Shafter man was killed after his motorcycle and a pickup truck collided on Lerdo Highway Tuesday.
Jonathan Rosales, 21, was pronounced dead at the scene after the crash around 3:20 p.m. According to the Shafter Police Department, Rosales was traveling westbound on his 2002 Honda 954 when it collided with a Ford F250. The Ford was turning left onto Lerdo Highway from Vultee Road.
It is too early in the investigation to say if drugs or alcohol were a factor in the accident, according to Captain Diana Burnett of the Shafter Police Department.
Lerdo Highway was closed on Tuesday until the scene had been cleared.
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