TAUNTON, MASS. (WHDH) - Police are investigating after a man riding his motorcycle was struck and killed by a car in Taunton on Saturday night.

Officers responding to the scene assisted in transporting the victim to the hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

Tha man’s name has not been released.

The driver of the car, an 18-year-old woman, was uninjured.

One witness on the scene described the moments following the crash.

“I actually heard a thump so when I come out, all I see was debris,” the witness said. “It happened so fast but you could see the motorcycle still sliding and still parts everywhere.”

The cause of the crash remains under investigation.

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