(Guthrie Center, Iowa) – A man who was riding a bicycle near Guthrie Center and was struck by a pickup truck Wednesday evening, has died from his injuries. The Iowa State Patrol was called to assist the Guthrie County Sheriff’s Office with an investigation into the accident at around 5:38-p.m., in Guthrie Center.

Authorities say a 2013 Ford F-150 pickup driven by 83-year-old Francis Junior Flanery, of Panora, was westbound on Highway 44 just east of Bluff Street. A bicycle towing a bicycle buggy, and being ridden by 69-year-old Wayne Wesley Hayes, of Guthrie Center, was also westbound on Highway 44, when it was struck by the pickup truck.

Hayes was transported by Panora EMS to the Guthrie County Hospital, where he died from his injuries. Flanery was not injured in the collision. The accident remains under investigation.