Bicyclist hit by van during deadly crash in Tampa: FHP

By FOX 13 News Staff

Published October 21, 2024 9:53am EDT

TAMPA, Fla. - A 46-year-old Tampa man died after being hit by a van on Sunday night, according to troopers.

The Florida Highway Patrol says a 45-year-old Lutz man was driving a Ford E250 van north on Nebraska Avenue just before 8:30 a.m. At the intersection of Fletcher Avenue, the Tampa man disregarded traffic signals and rode his bicycle into the path of the van, according to authorities.

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FHP says the bicyclist was hit and died at the scene of the crash.

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