A 71-year old man on a bicycle was killed Monday afternoon in Loveland after he collided with a sport utility vehicle while attempting to change lanes, police said.
The Loveland man was traveling north on his bike on North Taft Avenue a little after 2:20 p.m. when he attempted to move into the left-hand turn lane to turn onto West 50th Street, police said. The cyclist didn’t see a Ford Escape in the passing lane to his left and struck the vehicle in the right front passenger side, according to authorities.
The bicyclist, whose name has not been released, was transported to the Medical Center of the Rockies, where he died from his injuries.
The Escape was driven by a 26-year-old man from Fort Collins, police said. Speed, alcohol and drugs are not suspected.
Witnesses are asked to call Loveland police Officer Justin Lorenzen at 970-667- 2151.
