GIBSONTON, FL – A 61-year-old man riding a bicycle lost his life after he was run over by a Toyota RAV4 driven by a 28-year-old woman from Riverview Saturday.
The collision happened before 9 a.m. on U.S. Highway 41 North, south of Pennsylvania Avenue, ABC Action News said.
Florida Highway Patrol said the 61-year-old man local top the area died at the scene while the driver was unharmed.
Troopers did not say if the driver would face charges.
Updates will be added as our newsroom learns more.
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