FIVE INJURED IN MOTORCYCLE CRASH.

Byline: Bhavna Mistry Staff Writer

CASTAIC - Five people in route to the Love Ride celebration at Castaic Lake were injured Sunday morning in a three-motorcycle collision, California Highway Patrol officials said.

Three drivers and a passenger received major injuries, while another passenger had mild injuries following the 10 a.m. crash on the northbound Golden State Freeway at Parker Road.

``They were in a cluster of motorcycles when three went down,'' said CHP Officer Daniel Kirkpatrick.

Jeffrey Monahan, 40, of Chino Hills was riding a 1998 Harley Davidson; Joseph Solis, 67, and his wife, Ernestine Solis, 53, both of Rosemead were on a 2000 Yamaha, and Timothy Randolph Clark, 49, Oak Park, was riding a 2002 Harley Davidson. All suffered broken bones, officials said.

Passenger Shirley Clark, 44, of Oak Park received minor injuries, authorities reported.

Each of the injured was taken to Henry Mayo Newhall Memorial Hospital by ambulance.

``All five were ejected off their motorcycles,'' Kirkpatrick said. ``There was no significant head trauma.''

Two northbound lanes were closed for about an hour and the Parker Road off-ramp was closed intermittently as emergency workers arrived on the scene and highway patrol officers conducted their investigation.

The cause of the collision was under investigation.