A motorcyclist from Providence, Rhode Island, was killed in a crash Monday night in Cranston, according to authorities.
The crash occurred just after 6 p.m. on Wellington Avenue, Cranston police said, where Alexander Pena was found between a guardrail and a chain link fence along Interstate 95 north.
Pena, 39, was riding south on Wellington Avenue from the Providence line with a friend who was also operating a motorcycle, police said.
He then accelerated at a high rate of speed and lost control at a bend in the road, according to police. Pena then hit the curb and was thrown from the motorcycle, where he came to a stop between the guardrail and chain link fence, police said.
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The 39-year-old wasn't wearing a helmet, police said. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
The crash remains under investigation.
