Crime & Safety

Bicyclist Struck By Tractor-Trailer Dies: FL State Police

A tractor-trailer hit the 37-year-old man, who died of his injuries at the scene, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.

DOVER, FL — A 37-year-old bicyclist died after being hit by a tractor-trailer Tuesday near Sydney Dover Road in Hillsborough County, state authorities said.

The Florida Highway Patrol said the man failed to yield to the tractor-trailer and crossed into its path on State Road 574 near its intersection with Sydney Dover.

The tractor-trailer then hit the man, who died of his injuries at the scene, the FHP said. He was not identified.

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