(WKYT) – Kentucky State Police is investigating a deadly crash that killed a bicyclist in the Isom community of Letcher County.
Post 13 in Hazard received a call just before 6 a.m. Saturday regarding a possible deadly crash on KY-1148, according to KSP.
Bicyclist struck, pronounced dead at scene
Troopers and medical personnel responded to the scene. An initial investigation indicates a 2000 Chevrolet Silverado was traveling westbound on KY-1148 when it struck a bicyclist, later identified as Lloyd Collins, 38, of Whitesburg, KSP said.
Collins was pronounced deceased at the scene by the Letcher County Coroner’s Office.
No autopsy planned, toxicology pending
No autopsy will be conducted, and toxicology results are pending, according to KSP. No helmet was in use at the time of the crash.
The incident remains under investigation and is being reconstructed by Detective Scott Caudill.