A motorcyclist was hospitalized with major injuries following a crash on the 215 Freeway in Murrieta on Friday afternoon. 

It happened at around 3 p.m. on northbound lanes of the freeway just south of Clinton Keith Road, according to the California Highway Patrol. 

Witnesses told investigators that the motorcyclist, who has not yet been identified, was splitting lanes at about 75 miles per hour when he lost control of his bike and struck the rear of a Ford F-150 truck pulling a utility trailer. They said that the rider then hit the trailer, which caused him to ricochet and strike the front left tire of a cement mixer. 

The crash ruptured that tire, which then caused damage to both the F-150 and the utility trailer, police said. 

Paramedics rushed the motorcyclist to the hospital. The two other drivers were uninjured in the crash. 

Anyone who knows more is asked to contact CHP's Temecula office at (951) 466-4300.