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Man dies after being struck by car while riding bicycle in Bithlo, troopers say

Crash occurred on E Colonial Drive at 3rd Street

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BITHLO, Fla. – A 59-year-old Christmas man died after being struck by a car while riding a bicycle through Bithlo, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.

The crash occurred around 10 p.m. Saturday on E. Colonial Drive at 3rd Street, troopers said.

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According to an FHP crash report, the man was traveling south across the travel lanes of E. Colonial Drive when he entered the direct path of a sedan heading eastbound in the inside lane. The front right of the car then struck the bicyclist, the report states.

The man was taken to a hospital where he was pronounced dead, according to FHP. Neither of the sedan’s two occupants were injured and they remained at the scene, troopers said.

FHP is still investigating.


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