MANSFIELD — A 29-year-old bicyclist was killed Wednesday after a collision in Mansfield with a 2016 Freightliner Tractor Trailer, according to a press issued by the Mansfield Police.
The incident took place at 5:37 p.m. at the intersection of South Main Street and West First Street. No names were released at the time of this story’s publication on Wednesday night.
According to authorities, the 2016 Freightliner Tractor with attached trailer was traveling southbound on South Main Street. Meanwhile, a single male was operating a bicycle and traveling eastbound on West 1st Street.
Police say the preliminary investigation indicates the bicycle traveled through a red light and into the path of the tractor trailer, which then struck the bicycle and its operator.
The operator of the bicycle was transported to a local hospital by the Mansfield Fire Department where he succumbed to his injuries.
The driver of the tractor trailer, a 48-year-old male, suffered no injuries but was transported to a local hospital for evaluation.
A Crash Reconstructionist from the Mansfield Police Traffic Section responded on scene, assisted by the Mansfield Police Department’s Un-manned Aerial System (UAS/DRONE) and the Commercial Motor Vehicle Unit of the Ohio State Highway Patrol.
Additional information may be released at a later date.
“We ask that anyone with information related to the crash contact Sgt. Paul Lumadue of the Mansfield Police Department Traffic Section at 419-755-9738,” said Jason Bammann, Chief of Police.