(La Porte County, IN) - A bicyclist lost his life in a roadway accident in northern La Porte County.

According to the Sheriff’s Office, on Friday shortly before noon, a group of bicyclists were riding south on the shoulder of SR 39 approaching CR 900 North. A southbound tractor-trailer moved to the left in a passing zone to pass the cyclists, when one of the riders, Mason R. Anderson (29) of Chicago, began making a left turn onto 900 North. Police say the truck driver, a 64-year-old male from Demotte, steered his rig farther left to avoid the cyclist, but Anderson collided with the trailer.

Anderson was pronounced dead at the scene. Toxicology test results are pending.