Crime & Safety
UPDATED: Bicyclist Struck by Car on Railroad Canyon, Dies
Sheriff's officials say the man, in his 60s, died at the hospital.
A bicyclist was struck by a vehicle Friday near Canyon Lake, where he suffered fatal injuries, fire and sheriff's officials report.
According to Melody Hendrickson of the Riverside County Fire Department, the unidentified man was riding in the area of Blackhorse and Railroad Canyon around 10 a.m. when he was hit.
The man was taken to the hospital in critical condition, she said.
"The subject was taken to a local hospital where he succumbed to his injuries," according to Sheriff's Spokesman Deputy Armando Munoz.
Railroad Canyon was closed in the area while sheriff's officials investigated, but that's expected to open back up by 3 p.m.
RELATED: Report, photos from the scene from Lane Media are here.
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