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A 77-year-old cyclist was killed in a collision with a pickup truck this morning.

Kelowna RCMP responded to the collision at the intersection of Highland Drive South and Lamby Place around 8:30 a.m. today, April 10, according to a press release from police.

RCMP said a large pickup truck collided with the cyclist and he was taken to hospital, but died of his injuries.

The crash happened as the pickup driver was going eastbound on Highland Drive and hit the cyclist who was going northbound on Lamby Place.

The driver stayed at the scene.

RCMP don't say what if any charges will be laid as the investigation continues.

“It is not necessary for us to share any further information at this time, and we offer our sincerest condolences to the family,” Kelowna RCMP spokesperson Cpl. Michael Gauthier said in the release.

Kelowna Area Cycling Coalition board member and former president Davis Kyle said tragic instances like this are why the city ought to make streets safer for cyclists with things like Vision Zero principles that help reduce fatal accidents by anticipating safety issues when designing roads.

"Many of our neighbourhood streets and arterial roads in Kelowna are not designed with Vision Zero principles in mind, and are, in the Kelowna Area Cycling Coalition’s opinion, unsafe by design," Kyle said in an emailed statement.

"Many so-called traffic calmed neighbourhoods are not actually traffic calmed, safe to all ages and abilities to use, or pleasant for the residents of the community. It is possible to have road designs that are both efficient for all modes and safe; we are hopeful that one day better design standards will be used in order to prevent more of these tragedies."

— This story was updated at 5:10 p.m. Thursday, April 10, 2025, with comment from David Kyle.

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