A bicyclist was killed early Thursday morning in a crash with a pickup truck on Route 119 in Center Township, Indiana County, Pennsylvania State Police confirmed.
Source: WDAD Radio (State Police confirmation)
Indiana County 911 dispatched the Homer City Fire Department, State Police and Citizen's Ambulance to the intersection of Route 119 and Lucerne Road at 6:13 a.m., WDAD reported. State Police Public Information Officer Trooper Cliff Greenfield confirmed the crash involved a bicyclist and a pickup truck driver, and that the bicyclist was pronounced dead at the scene. Indiana County Coroner Jerry Overman Jr. was also dispatched, WHJB reported.
Source: WHJB FM
The bicyclist's identity has not been released, pending notification of next of kin. No name or further details about the rider were given in the police statements reported so far.
Driver stayed, road closed for hours
The pickup driver remained at the scene and assisted State Police, Greenfield said. The driver was taken to IRMC for an evaluation and was believed not to have been hurt in the crash.
Route 119 North, between Tide Road and the Route 422 West Business Exit, was closed for about three and a half hours on Thursday morning while troopers and other first responders investigated the crash and cleared the scene, police said. The investigation is continuing, and police have not announced any charges or a cause.
One person — the bicyclist — died at the scene at Route 119 and Lucerne Road in Center Township. The pickup driver stayed, was evaluated at IRMC and was believed unhurt. The rider's name is being withheld until family is notified.