Cyclist dies following collision with pickup truck
A 55-year-old cyclist has died following a serious collision in Centre Wellington Tuesday night.
Wellington County Ontario Provincial Police responded to a serious motor vehicle collision on Wellington Road 18, just west of Salem.
“Initial reports indicated that a red pickup truck collided with a cyclist on Wellington Road 18 between Wellington Road 7 and Eighth Line West,” OPP said in a media release.
The cyclist, a 55-year-old from Elora, was pronounced dead at the scene.
The roadway remained closed into the early morning.
The cause of the collision is still under investigation.
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