A bicyclist was struck and killed tonight by a motorcycle driven by an Azusa Police Department officer on the border of Covina and the unincorporated Charter Oak area.
The collision was reported about 9:10 p.m. in the area of Cienega and Sunflower avenues, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department whose deputies arrived on the scene to assist.
The officer and cyclist were taken to a hospital where the bicyclist was pronounced dead, said California Highway Patrol Officer Elizabeth Kravig. The officer was in stable condition.
No further details were immediately available.
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The CHP is investigating the cause of the collision, Kravig said.
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