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Sacramento Man Dies After Losing Control And Crashing Off Highway 50 Onramp

SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — Authorities say a man has died after he crashed off the Highway 50 onramp from Howe Avenue early Friday morning.

California Highway Patrol says the driver was entering the onramp when, for an unknown reason, he lost control. The car then crossed the median and continued out of control before it hit an embankment and flipped over.

Officers believe the driver was not wearing a seatbelt. He was rushed to the hospital, but was later pronounced dead.

No other people were in the car at the time, officers say.

The name of the driver has not been released, but CHP says he was a Sacramento resident.

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