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A male motorcyclist is dead after his bike collided with a car Thursday night in Cottonwood Heights.

The crash occurred on Highland Drive near 6900 South about 7:30 p.m., police said. Investigators were piecing together what caused the fatal crash, Sgt. Ryan Shosted said Thursday night, but they did not believe alcohol or drugs were a factor.

Shosted said he believed no one else was injured in the crash.

More details were not immediately released.

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