A 20-year-old man riding a bicycle was struck and killed by a car on State Road 50 in Christmas late Wednesday, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.

The Christmas resident was riding the bike at 11:32 p.m. on the inside lane traveling eastbound approaching S.R. 50’s intersection with St. Catherine Avenue as a 2022 Mitsubishi Mirage was also traveling on the inside lane eastbound, according to an FHP crash report.

The bicyclist was in the travel lane with no lighting, reflectors or reflecting clothing, the report stated.

The front of the Mirage driven by an 18-year-old Titusville woman struck the rear of the bicycle.

The bicyclist was pronounced dead on the scene. The driver of the Mirage remained on the scene but a passenger, a 17-year-old Titusville resident, suffered minor injuri

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