Traffic Alert: All westbound lanes of Normandy Blvd. closed due to fatal traffic accident

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — All westbound lanes of Normandy Blvd. at Grandville Rd. are closed after a fatal accident involving a bicyclist and a sedan, with the bicyclist pronounced deceased at the hospital.

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According to the Florida Highway Patrol (FHP), the incident involved a collision between a sedan and a bicyclist. The bicyclist was transported to a hospital but was pronounced deceased.

The FHP report indicates that the sedan was traveling westbound on SR 228 approaching Grandville Road when the bicyclist, crossing from the Burger King parking lot in a northerly direction outside of a marked crosswalk, entered the inside lane and was struck by the vehicle. The impact caused the bicyclist to be thrown into the outside travel lane of SR 228. The sedan came to a stop in a turn lane just west of the intersection.

Authorities are investigating the accident, and the westbound lanes remain closed as they continue their work at the scene.

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