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Man on bicycle killed in crash with tow truck in SE Portland, Oregon


MAY 27, 2015 

PORTLAND, OREGON

A man on a bicycle died Wednesday in a crash with a tow truck, Portland Police said.

The crash happened around noon near the intersection of SE Cesar Chavez Boulevard and Gladstone Street.

Emergency responders pronounced the bicycle rider dead at the scene. 

Witnesses say the two truck driver, who remained on scene, struck the bicyclist while making a left turn.

The tow truck driver is cooperating with crash investigators, police officials said.

Her boss at North Oregon Towing told KATU she has been driving with his company for more than a year and that she was his "most cautious driver."

Police are reviewing video from inside of the tow truck.