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Man dies when his bicycle hits tractor-trailer

A man was killed Wednesday morning after his bicycle collided with a tractor-trailer, according to Nevada Highway Patrol.

Troopers responded at 8:15 a.m., and the bicyclist was pronounced dead on scene.

The 35-year-old man was going southbound on Las Vegas Boulevard just south of Sloan when the accident occurred near mile marker 17, Trooper Jeremie Elliott said.

Contact Rochel Leah Goldblatt at rgoldblatt@reviewjournal.com or 702-383-0381.

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