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The incident happened about 3 p.m. June 4, when RCMP say a dump truck turning onto Richter Street from the eastbound lane of Harvey Ave hit a cyclist who was also eastbound on Harvey Ave.
The cyclist sustained serious injuries and was rushed to the hospital.
The driver of the dump truck remained on the scene and is cooperating with the investigation.
Five hours after the collision RCMP still remained on scene. Richter Street was blocked off to traffic headed south off of Harvey Avenue.
Const. James Ward with the Central Okanagan Traffic Services was on scene following the incident.
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Northbound traffic on Highway 97 backed up due to a pedestrian struck.
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If you witnessed the incident, you are asked to contact the Kelowna RCMP at 250-762-3300.
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