A bicyclist who was for some reason on State Highway 242 in Concord on Sunday evening was struck and killed by a vehicle, according to the California Highway Patrol.
The collision was reported at 8:49 p.m. on southbound Highway 242, where a man driving a white Yukon struck the bicyclist who was traveling in the slow lane of the highway, CHP officials said.
The cyclist’s name was not being released by the Contra Costa County Coroner’s Office as of Monday and the CHP is still investigating what prompted the person to enter the highway.
The man driving the Yukon stopped at the scene and cooperated with officers, who ruled out driver impairment as a factor in the crash.
Anyone with information about the case is asked to call the CHP’s Contra Costa office at (925) 646-4980 or email 320investigations@chp.ca.gov.
