Bicyclist, 24, killed in collision with pickup in Snohomish Co.
BRIER, Wash. - A 24-year-old bicyclist was killed Saturday morning when he collided with a pickup truck near Brier in Snohomish County, officials said.
Deputies and medics responded to the scene, near the intersection of Barker Road and Atlas Road, at about 10:25 a.m. Saturday after receiving a report of a serious accident, said Lt. Brent Speyer of the Snohomish County Sheriff's Office.
When they arrived, they found that a 24-year-old Lynnwood man on a bicycle had collided with a pickup being driven by a 43-year-old Mountlake Terrace man. Medics attempted CPR on the bicyclist, but he died at the scene.
The circumstances that led to the collision were not immediately clear. An investigation is under way.
Alcohol was not believed to be a factor in the accident.
Deputies and medics responded to the scene, near the intersection of Barker Road and Atlas Road, at about 10:25 a.m. Saturday after receiving a report of a serious accident, said Lt. Brent Speyer of the Snohomish County Sheriff's Office.
When they arrived, they found that a 24-year-old Lynnwood man on a bicycle had collided with a pickup being driven by a 43-year-old Mountlake Terrace man. Medics attempted CPR on the bicyclist, but he died at the scene.
The circumstances that led to the collision were not immediately clear. An investigation is under way.
Alcohol was not believed to be a factor in the accident.
The cyclist was actually a very dear friend of mine. He was on his way to work and going down the hill, his bike slipped from under him. That is all I'm going to say at this time.
as a good friend of the man driving the truck, I can tell you he did EVERYTHING possible to avoid the cyclist, including running off the road! The cyclist was just going too fast and came into his lane, there was NOTHING he could do! This has devastated him,even though he knows it wasn't his fault, it's still very very hard to deal with!! Please don't make assumptions about someone til you have all the facts. We are keeping him in our prayers thru this terrible time, and also the family of the cyclist, hope you all will too!!
Sad to hear condolences to family and friends.
That is just a couple hundred yards from my home. Bad intersection with limited visibility. People do rolling stops at that stop sign all the time. The bicyclist was going down a steep hill so perhaps that is part of the story. KOMO can you get us an update on what happened?
"When they arrived, they found that a man on a bicycle had collided with the truck."
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Either way, condolences to the family and friends.
 @Smashquail It could be but i doubt it. The way most people drive, with no regard for traffic laws or anyone else on the road or crosswalks. The Everett Herald states the man was struck by the truck and died at the scene.Â
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 @Judybrier I can only imagine. You state it beautifully for all of us who both bike and drive cars. I have compassion for both sides of the equation and I have seen as much fault on one side as the other in terms of contributing factors. We all have to be supportive of each other and thoughtful of the others on the road in all modes of legal transportation. It's true there are areas where there just aren't any great solutions for all. My bike riding has made me extra cautious of potential riders when I am driving. I'm grateful for the rounded perspective and this has caused me to give everything an extra evaluation and will give me a renewed sense of caution and respect for speed and power out there. The only thing worse than the loss of this young man is if nobody learns a thing from it.Â
It was terrible to witness; both seeing the man laying there, knowing his fate and the horrified expression of the man who was driving the truck. What a terrible thing to have to live with. I am a complete advocate for bicyclists, love to bicycle myself and have long dreamt of better roads for everyone, especially pedestrians and bicyclists. Many of us, myself included, have made choices that could have had fatal results, but rather luck/fate/etc. was on our side and we only had to experience the energizing adrenaline rush of having survived the risk. I hope that this story reminds us all of the precious, delicate nature of life, and inspires more people to wear helmets and cycle safely. His speed would not necessarily have been a problem on a steep, but straight road with a shoulder. That is why I feel so compelled to fill-in the gaps of the reporting on this story, because this terrible accident did not have to happen. My prayers are most definitely with the friends and family of the cyclist, and the man who was driving his truck and his family.
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 @Judybrier I feel badly for you if you were a witness to this. It must have been horrible - no matter who was at fault. I feel terribly for everybody involved - as well as their families. As parents - we all hold our breath a bit knowing our children tend to feel invincible to some degree - and that their feeling of invincibility often lasts until they become parents themselves. Who - at 24 - didn't take a chance or two that they shouldn't have taken. We all need to be more careful out there and watch out for each other whether on one wheel or eighteen!
I was driving behind the cyclist who was going at very high speeds, speeding through stop signs and then cycled right into the truck. He was wearing no helmet, though that probably wouldn't have saved him anyway. The driver of the truck was not at fault at all. The news reports for this story are very limited in their access to accurate information.
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Truck... Moving or not moving? I'm sorry, I misplaced my super secret decoder ring.
The scene of the accident was about 30 feet prior to the stop sign so the vehicle was moving, but not as fast as the bike. The right turn the bike took is very sharp and speed signs are posted at 15 mph. The cyclist was right in front of me, going faster than my speed which was 20 to 25 mph. I came around the sharp bend to find the cyclist on the road in the on-coming lane in front of the truck; appeared that he lost control on the sharp bend and collided with the truck.
 @Judybrier Thank you for helping all of us to understand better how this must have happened. We can all stand to learn something from it - one way or another. It must have been horrible for the driver. My heart goes out to him as well as all who knew or loved the cyclist.
Very sad. My condolences to the families of all involved.