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Bicyclist Fatally Injured in Collision, Lincoln Police Say

lincoln-policeLINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — A 30-year-old Lincoln man has been fatally injured in a collision between his bicycle and a minivan.

The accident occurred around 5:30 a.m. Wednesday, about a mile and a half east of Lincoln Airport. Police say the northbound bicyclist collided with the eastbound minivan.

Police spokeswoman Katie Flood says the bicyclist was pronounced dead at a Lincoln hospital. His name isn’t being released until relatives have been notified about his death. Flood identified the minivan driver as 59-year-old Ronald Orth, of Lincoln. She says he wasn’t injured.

Flood says the accident is being investigated and that no citations have been issued.

 

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