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Bicyclist dead after they “disregarded” traffic signal in Tampa

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — A Tampa man has died after he rode his bicycle into the path of a moving van on Sunday, Florida Highway Patrol announced Monday.

Around 8:20 p.m., a 45-year-old man from Lutz was driving a Ford E250 van north on Nebraska Avenue.

At the intersection of Nebraska and Fletcher Avenues, the 46-year-old bicyclist disregarded traffic signals and rode into the van’s path.

The man suffered fatal injuries at the scene, FHP said.