Summary
A Virginia Tech spokesman says an Oregon woman has died after a dump truck struck her bicycle on the university's campus. Spokesman Larry Hincker identified the victim as 61-year-old Bonnie Tinker of Portland, Ore. She was there attending a conference.
Story Published: Jul 3, 2009 at 10:05 PM PST
Story Updated: Jul 3, 2009 at 10:07 PM PST
BLACKSBURG, Va. (AP) — A Virginia Tech spokesman says an Oregon woman has died after a dump truck struck her bicycle on the university's campus.
Spokesman Larry Hincker identified the victim as 61-year-old Bonnie Tinker of Portland, Ore.
Hincker says the truck was hauling dirt to a construction site near a dining hall when it struck Tinker about 4:30 p.m. Thursday. The accident remains under investigation.
Hincker says Tinker was attending a conference on campus with the Religious Society of Friends. About 1,300 people were attending the conference.
Copyright 2009 The Associated Press.
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