Las Olas Boulevard near Seabreeze Boulevard reopened after fatal crash – NBC 6 South Florida

A cyclist was hit and killed by a tanker truck in Fort Lauderdale on Friday morning.

Video from Chopper 6 showed a body covered with a tarp in the street along Las Olas Boulevard near Seabreeze Boulevard.

Surveillance video from a nearby business shows a man riding a bicycle parallel to the tanker truck just before the truck turns and collides with the cyclist. A man who witnessed the crash said the man who was killed appeared to be riding a carbon fiber bicycle.

The witness said the cyclist crashed into the trunk and was dragged about 15 meters.

The witness added that he had worked as a rideshare driver in the area for two years and had safety concerns about that particular intersection.

The accident caused traffic delays in the area and the eastbound lanes of East Las Olas Boulevard were closed at the bridge for some time.

The roads were later reopened.

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