LAKE COUNTY, Calif. — A bicyclist was killed Monday evening after being struck by a vehicle along Highway 175 near Middletown.

The crash occurred shortly after 5 p.m., according to radio reports and the California Highway Patrol’s online reports.

Fire units were dispatched to a possible death from the crash at 5:12 p.m.

There was an attempt to resuscitate the bicyclist, who was declared dead shortly after paramedics arrived at the scene, based on radio traffic.

The CHP reported that Highway 175 at the Dry Creek Cutoff was closed until nearly 8 p.m. while the crash investigation took place.

More information about the crash was not immediately available.

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