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A 39-year-old motorist was killed after he was ejected from his vehicle when it struck a curb and overturned twice on the 710 freeway in downtown Long Beach Wednesday.

The coroner’s office said Miguel Vazquez of Long Beach died at the scene.

The incident happened at about 4:45PM on West Shoreline Drive just north of the 7th Street onramp to the northbound Long Beach (710) Freeway.

Vazquez was driving a 2009 Kia Sportage SUV at a high rate of speed north on West Shoreline Drive when, as the road veered to the left, he continued straight and struck the curb at the gore point where 5th Street merges onto Shoreline, the Long Beach Police Department (LBPD) said today.

“The contact with the curb caused his front right tire to go flat and the vehicle overturned tumbling twice before landing on it’s wheels and ejecting the driver who was not seat-belted,” the release stated.

His body was found lying on the roadway just north of his vehicle. There were no other occupants.

The motorist had a valid driver’s license but it is unknown if drugs or alcohol were a factor in the crash.

Anyone with information regarding the collision are asked to contact Detective S. Fox of the LBPD Collision Investigation Detail at (562) 570-7355.

City News Service contributed to this report.

Editor’s note: the headline has been updated to reflect the crash happened near the 710 freeway and not on the freeway itself.