TOOELE CITY, Utah, July 19, 2024 (Gephardt Daily) – The Tooele City Police Department says a bicyclist, believed to be a male in his late 50s, was killed early Friday afternoon after a collision near 975 N. Main Street.
According to accounts from the scene, the man was riding his bike on Main St. about 1:20 p.m. when he was struck by a dump truck as it pulled out of the parking lot of a nearby 7-Eleven.
“Officers arrived to the scene within a minute of the call being dispatched, but due to injuries sustained by the bicyclist, he had already passed away,” the Tooele City PD reported, in a post on social media.
“Southbound traffic was closed for about two and a half hours while we investigated this matter but is now completely open. This is still an active investigation in its early stages,” the TCPD post said.
“We extend our deepest condolences to the victim of this accident.”
The name of the victim has yet to be released.
Gephardt Daily will update the story as more information becomes available.
