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Cyclist struck by vehicle rushed to hospital with serious injuries

A cyclist was badly injured after being run over by a car Thursday in Kelowna.

The 33-year-old man was bicycling on Ethel Street just after 9:00 a.m. when an on-coming car turned left in front of him on a green light at the intersection of Sutherland Avenue.

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The victim apparently struck the vehicle’s hood and windshield before falling to the ground.

He was rushed to hospital with serious but non-life threatening injuries.

Police say the 82-year-old car driver could be charged with failing to yield to the right of way on a left turn.

RCMP are asking anyone who witnessed the incident, and have not yet spoken to police, to call Cst. Lise Marion at 250-980-5353.

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