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A motorcyclist was killed in a two-vehicle crash on Sonoita Highway Friday afternoon, authorities said.

The crash occurred between the motorcyclist and a car on State Route 83 at milepost 51, said Quentin Mehr, an Arizona Department of Public Safety spokesman.

The motorcyclist was pronounced dead at the scene, Mehr said.

He said the driver of the car was not injured.

No further information was immediately available.


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