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Motorcyclist Killed In Thermal Crash

The crash was reported at 6 a.m. Tuesday at 59th Avenue and Pierce Street, according to the California Highway Patrol.

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The crash was reported at 6 a.m. Tuesday at 59th Avenue and Pierce Street, according to the California Highway Patrol. (Renee Schiavone/Patch)

THERMAL, CA — A 29-year-old motorcycle rider who was killed in a collision with a vehicle in Thermal was identified Tuesday as a resident of the city.

Salvador Torres Garcia was fatally injured shortly after 6 a.m. Tuesday at the intersection of 59th Avenue and Pierce Street, according to the California Highway Patrol.

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The agency said a Honda motorcycle was traveling north on Pierce Street at an unconfirmed speed when it crashed into a Subaru sedan, which was traveling south on Pierce Street.

Garcia was pronounced dead at the scene. The driver of the Subaru was not injured.

The cause of the crash was under investigation.

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