A motorcyclist died in a traffic collision in Desert Hot Springs on Saturday morning.

Desert Hot Springs police responded to a reported traffic collision between a motorcycle and car around 7:30 a.m. at the Palm Drive and Dillon Road intersection, the Desert Hot Springs Police Department said.

The motorcyclist had major injuries and died at the scene, while the car’s driver and passenger sustained minor injuries and went to a local hospital.

Authorities are investigating the collision and preliminary information appears to show that alcohol was not a contributing factor to it, the department said. Southbound lanes on Palm Drive at Dillon Road were closed as police investigated the incident but have reopened as of around 12:30 p.m. Saturday.

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