A motorcyclist was killed Tuesday evening in a crash in the Silver Spring area of Montgomery County, police said.

       The motorcycle operator collided with the back of a car about 5:25 p.m. in the southbound lanes of Columbia Pike, police said. The car was stopping for a traffic signal at Stewart Lane, police said.

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       The motorcyclist died at the scene, according to police. They said he was not wearing a helmet.

       Police withheld the motorcyclist’s name until his relatives could be notified. But they gave his age as 28 and said he was from Rockville.