WDBJ7 Roanoke News and Weather NRV Lynchburg Danville | UPDATED: Bicyclist killed on Virginia Tech campus identified
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Bonnie Tinker (photo from Society of Friends)
The accident happened around 4:30 p.m. Thursday on West Campus Drive.
The investigation into what exactly happened is still ongoing. Because the incident involves a commercial vehicle, the Virginia State Police will lead the investigation.A bicyclist is dead from a collision with a dump truck on the Virginia Tech campus.
Virginia Tech spokesman Larry Hincker says Bonnie Tinker of Portland, Oregon was hit by the dump truck around 4:30 p.m. She died at the scene of the crash, on West Campus Drive near the drill field.
The truck involved is operated by William Simmons Company out of Giles County. The driver was hauling dirt from a construction site to Shultz Dining Hall.
The Virginia State Police will be part of the investigation, because the incident involves a commercial vehicle.
Tinker was attending a conference on campus with the Religious Society of Friends. Police are still investigating.
