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Bicyclist hit, killed by pick-up truck in Osceola County

Florida Highway Patrol (WFTV.com News Staff)

OSCEOLA COUNTY, Fla. — A bicyclist died after he was hit by a pick-up truck in Osceola County on Monday evening.

Troopers said the 55-year-old man from St. Cloud was riding his bike west on Nova Road near Tram Road around 7:15 p.m. when a pick-up truck driving behind him hit the back of his bike.

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Troopers said the crash caused the bicyclist to run off the roadway.

Investigators said the bicyclist died at a nearby hospital. The driver and passenger in the pick-up truck were not injured.

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Troopers said the crash remains under investigation.

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Sarah Wilson

Sarah Wilson, WFTV.com

Sarah Wilson joined WFTV Channel 9 in 2018 as a digital producer after working as an award-winning newspaper reporter for nearly a decade in various communities across Central Florida.

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