Vehicle strikes, kills cyclist on LA-98 in Lafayette suburbs

LAFAYETTE CO., LA – One person died Thursday night when an SUV crashed into a bicycle on a highway near Vatican and Carencro, reports KATC 3.

Police say the incident happened around 11:30 p.m. on LA-98, or West Gloria Switch Road, just west of LA-93.

A westbound 2010 GMC Terrain SUV crashed into the rear of a bicycle on the highway. The collision threw the cyclist from the bike, and they were pronounced dead at the scene of the accident.

For unknown reasons, the bicycle was stopped on the westbound side of LA-98 at the time of the collision.

The incident remains under investigation.

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