A bicyclist was killed Thursday morning in a crash with a semitruck in Orange County, according to Florida Highway Patrol.
The crash happened just after 6 a.m. on Orange Avenue near Prince Street.
According to FHP, the bicyclist was not in a marked crosswalk and tried to cross Orange Avenue, entering the path of an oncoming semitruck.
The front of the semi hit the bicyclist, troopers said.
The driver, a 52-year-old Tarpon Springs man, was uninjured and remained on-scene.
There is some roadblock in the northbound lanes of Orange Avenue due to the crash.
An investigation is ongoing.
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Source: ClickOrlando
