UPDATE, Oct. 6 | Police Friday identified the victim as Eduardo Loredo-Martinez, 28, of Olathe.
EARLIER | A 28-year-old bicyclist was struck and killed early Thursday morning in Olathe.
Just before 6 a.m., emergency crews responded to an injury crash at the intersection of W. 159th Street and Lone Elm Road in Olathe.
An Olathe Police spokesperson says the crash involved a male bicyclist and a 64-year-old driver of an SUV.
The driver of the SUV remained on the scene and is said to be cooperating with police.
TRAFFIC ALERT: Southbound Lone Elm Rd at 159th St closed due to fatality crash. All southbound traffic will be diverted eastbound and westbound. Find an alternate route. Press release will follow. pic.twitter.com/Xn9B7yShi4
— Olathe Police (@OlathePolice) October 5, 2023
Southbound Lone Elm Road remained closed as of 8:30 a.m. as crews investigated the circumstances of the crash.
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