31-year-old bicyclist from Orlando hit and killed in Auburndale early Sunday

Rebecca Lee, The Ledger
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AUBURNDALE — A 26-year-old driver hit and killed a bicyclist in Auburndale on Sunday morning.

The Florida Highway Patrol said the crash happened just after 7 a.m. when an Auburndale man was driving south in a four-door sedan on State Road 559 and a 31-year-old Orlando man was also riding his bike headed the same direction.

The car hit the bicyclist just north of Sunset Lane. Officials said the bicyclist died at the scene of the crash.

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The Highway Patrol would not release the bicyclist's name because next of kin had not been contacted as of Monday. According to the FHP, the bicyclist was not wearing a helmet.

This article originally appeared on The Ledger: Auburndale fatal crash: Orlando man on bicycle hit, killed