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Driver charged after Ironman cyclist run off road by cube van, police say

A 47-year old woman from Huntsville has been charged for failing to share the roadway after a cyclist was run off the road by a cube van during the Ironman competition. File photo

A woman from Huntsville has been charged after police say a cyclist was run off the road by a cube van during an Ironman competition.

According to Huntsville OPP, officers were conducting traffic control on Brunel Road in the town during the 70.3 Ironman competition on July 8.

Police say officers noticed a cube style van heading northbound in the same direction as the cyclists that were involved in the race.

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The investigation revealed that the cube van forced the cyclist onto the left shoulder, causing the rider to catapult into the air and land hard on the gravel, police say.

Police say the medical support team for the event was in the area at the time of the crash and immediately tended to the cyclist.

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Officers say the male cyclist was transported to hospital, where he was treated for non-life threatening injuries before being released.

According to police, the cube van left the scene.

Police say a 47-year-old Huntsville woman was identified and now faces a Highway Traffic Act charge for failing to share the roadway.

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