COLUMBIA — A bicyclist has died after he was hit by a dump truck in the intersection of Rangeline Street and Business Loop 70 in Columbia, a Columbia police officer told KOMU 8 at the scene.
Boone County Joint Communications reported a crash at the intersection through a text alert at 2:18 p.m. Monday.
Police officers and EMS gave emergency care to the bicyclist at the scene, but the man died from his injuries, according to a news release from the Columbia Police Department.
An officer at the scene said the dump truck driver was a man. The driver was not injured, according to the news release.
A Columbia police officer removes police tape that surrounded a dump truck Monday afternoon near the intersection of Rangeline Street and Business Loop 70 in Columbia. Police said the truck struck and killed a bicyclist in the intersection.
The officer said he did not know how the crash happened.
Police said the investigation is ongoing.
Police asked anyone with information about this incident to contact the Columbia Police Department at 573-874-7652. People can provide information without leaving a name or phone number by calling Crime Stoppers at 573-875-8477 or by visiting http://www.p3tips.com/899.
