WILMINGTON, NC : Police are investigating after a man riding a bike was hit and killed by a pickup truck on Wednesday, May 31, 2017
Wilmington, North Carolina
Police are investigating after a man riding a bike was hit and killed by a pickup truck in Wilmington Wednesday afternoon.
According to dispatch officials, the accident happened around 4:15 p.m. in the 700 block of South 17th Street near the intersection of Queen Street.
A witness at the scene said the man was riding his bike across Queen Street when he fell off the bike and was hit by the truck before he could get up.
Police said the victim received CPR before being taken to New Hanover Regional Medical Center.
South 17th Street was temporarily closed as police investigated the crash. The road was reopened to traffic around 5:25 p.m.
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Bicyclist killed in South 17th Street crash