A motorcyclist, who may have been drinking before getting on his bike, died after a violent crash in Long Beach left his motorcycle split in two pieces, according to authorities.

Police said the motorcycle collided with a minivan around 7:55 p.m. Sunday on Marina Drive just west of Studebaker Road.

At the scene, police found the motorcyclist lying in the street with major injuries, according to a news release. Paramedics took him to a local hospital where he died a few hours later, police said.

Investigators believe the minivan, a Buick Terraza, was turning left into a shopping center on Marina Drive when the motorcycle, which had been traveling the opposite direction, struck it on the rear right side.

Police said the motorcycle was traveling at a high rate of speed before the crash.

“The force of the impact caused the handlebars, front forks, and front wheel of the motorcycle to break apart from the rest of the motorcycle,” according to the news release.

Police did not identify the motorcyclist, but said he was 25-year-old man from Long Beach.

Investigators believe he was under the influence of alcohol at the time of the crash, according to the news release. Police also said he was not licensed to drive a motorcycle.

A 39-year-old woman and a 12-year-old in the minivan were not seriously hurt in the crash, police said.