84-year-old cyclist killed in Flanders

84-year-old cyclist killed in Flanders
Credit: Belga / Yorick Jansens

An 84-year-old cyclist has died in hospital after being involved in a road accident on Tuesday in Oudsbergen, the Limburg Public Prosecutor’s office announced on Wednesday morning.

The man was hit by a van at around 13:30 on Tuesday as he tried to cross a carriageway with his bike on the cycle path.

The man, from Peer, was taken to hospital in critical condition, but later died of his injuries.

A traffic expert has been appointed to shed more light on the circumstances of the man's death.


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