UPDATE: Police Identify Motorcyclist Killed in Crash

Update, 6:30 p.m.:

County police have identified the motorcyclist killed in Wednesday morning's crash at West Montgomery and Hurley avenues in Rockville as Mohit K Lal Bhatnagar, 48, of the 11300 block of Palatine Drive in Potomac.

Original post 2:20 p.m.:

A man was killed on Wednesday morning when he apparently lost control of the motorcycle he was riding on West Montgomery Avenue near Hurley Avenue in Rockville and was struck by a car, county police said.

The motorcyclist, whose name has not been released pending next of kin, was riding a green 2008 Kawasaki motorcycle eastbound on West Montgomery Avenue at about 10:40 a.m., county police said in a news release. A gray 2009 Nissan Versa was turning left from westbound West Montgomery Avenue onto Hurley Avenue, the release said.

"For reasons still under investigation the operator of the motorcycle became separated from the motorcycle and the motorcycle operator struck the Nissan," the release said.

The driver of the Nissan, Joseph William West, 73, of the 1300 block of Stratton Drive in Rockville, stayed at the scene.

The motorcyclist was taken to Suburban Hospital in Bethesda where he was pronounced dead.

Montgomery County Police's Collision Reconstruction Unit is investigating. Anyone with information about the incident is asked to call 301-840-2435. Callers may remain anonymous.