Motorcyclist dies in head-on collision

A Huntington Beach motorcyclist died Sunday in a traffic collision with a car.

Richard Ciancone, 58, was pronounced dead at the scene after his 1986 Harley Davidson collided head-on with a red 2007 Honda Element, according to a preliminary investigation by the Huntington Beach Police Department.

Ciancone was driving west on Heil Avenue about 1:52 a.m. Sunday in the No. 1 lane toward Bradbury Lane when 19-year-old Nathan Bower of Huntington Beach was driving his Honda Element east on Heil, officials said.

Bower made a left turn on Bradbury Lane and collided head-on with Ciancone in the intersection of Heil and Bradbury.

Ciancone was ejected and landed in the intersection. Paramedics pronounced him dead at the scene, officials said.

Bower was uninjured, but both vehicles sustained major damage.

The Huntington Beach Police Department is investigating the collision and asking anyone who saw the incident to call the Traffic Bureau at (714) 536-5670.

— Britney Barnes