Cyclist dies following collision with pickup truck

A 55-year-old cyclist has died following a serious collision in Centre Wellington Tuesday night.

Wellington County Ontario Provincial Police responded to a serious motor vehicle collision on Wellington Road 18, just west of Salem.

“Initial reports indicated that a red pickup truck collided with a cyclist on Wellington Road 18 between Wellington Road 7 and Eighth Line West,” OPP said in a media release.

The cyclist, a 55-year-old from Elora, was pronounced dead at the scene.

The roadway remained closed into the early morning.

The cause of the collision is still under investigation.