WELLSTON, MO – An accident in St. Louis County on Wednesday afternoon claimed the life of a bicycle rider, First Alert 4 reported.
The bicyclist was riding in the 1600 block of Lucas and Hunt Road in Wellston, near Normandy High School, when the crash took place at about 4 p.m.
The Missouri State Highway Patrol determined that the rider, a 50-year-old man, entered the northbound lanes of the roadway and then fell off his bicycle. At that time, a northbound 2020 Volvo tractor-trailer was passing by and the rear right tire of the unit being towed by the truck struck the cyclist.
The man was pronounced dead at the scene. The driver of the semi remained at the crash site.
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