GREENSBORO, N.C. — A 34-year-old man from Rockingham died Saturday evening in north Greensboro, N.C., after an SUV struck the bicycle he was riding across U.S. 29 North close to Reedy Fork Parkway.
The Greensboro Police Department says crews were sent to the highway at 6:13 p.m. Investigators believe a northbound Cadillac SRX was moving up the highway when the rider pedaled into its path, and the vehicle could not avoid him. He was pronounced dead where he fell.
Whoever was driving the Cadillac pulled over and waited for officers. Police have not announced any charges, and detectives with the department Crash Reconstruction Unit are working out how the collision unfolded.
That section of U.S. 29 is a fast, divided route that carries commuters between downtown and the northern edge of Guilford County, and Saturday was not the first time a cyclist has died on it. Earlier, a 25-year-old man was killed riding north there after a car struck him, a case the same reconstruction squad took on.
It has been a deadly year for people on two wheels across the city. A 36-year-old Greensboro woman also died this year after an early morning collision between her electric bike and a pickup truck.
Saturday crash happened shortly after 6 p.m., when daylight was already gone in early November. Investigators have not said whether lighting, speed or anything else played a role, and the investigation remains open.
Police want to hear from anyone who saw the crash or what came before it. Tips can go to the Crime Stoppers line that serves Greensboro and Guilford County, 336-373-1000.
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