Lizzie Kaboski

UNION TOWNSHIP — A 29-year-old cyclist died in a crash Friday morning after he was struck by a driver of a trailer who reportedly attempted to avoid him.

The LaPorte County Sheriff's Office said Mason Anderson, of Chicago, died at the scene of the crash around noon near an intersection of State Road 39 and County Road 900 North. Anderson allegedly tried to turn left onto County Road 900 North when he was struck by the 64-year-old trailer driver.

Anderson was part of a group of cyclists riding south on the right shoulder of State Road 39. The driver in the trailer moved to the left side of the road in a passing zone to try and avoid the bicyclists, the sheriff's office said. The trailer driver saw Anderson attempt to make a left turn so he tried to veer further to the left

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