COLUMBUS, Ohio — A motorcyclist was killed in a crash in northwest Columbus Saturday night, according to police.

Officers with the Columbus Division of Police were called to Sawmill and Hard roads shortly after 9:30 p.m. on a report of a crash.

Police said 38-year-old Justin Hawkins was driving a Kawasaki Ninja motorcycle northbound on Sawmill Road, north of Hard Road. At the same time, a Nissan Altima going southbound was making a left turn onto a private driveway.

The two vehicles collided and Hawkins was ejected from the motorcycle.

Hawkins was transported to a local hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

The driver of the other vehicle stayed at the scene.

The crash remains under investigation.

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