A motorcyclist was killed Friday in a crash near Olvera Street.

The man, whose name was not yet released, was traveling west on Cesar Chavez Boulevard about 5:30 a.m. when he collided with a vehicle headed south on Alameda Street.

He was pronounced dead at the scene, said Los Angeles police Officer Cleon Joseph.

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Photo: Emergency responders cover the body of a motocylcle rider killed in a collision at Cesar Chavez Boulevard and Alameda Street on Friday morning. Credit: Al Seib / Los Angeles Times