Bicyclist hit, killed by SUV in Bridgeport

The 55-year-old man was struck from behind while riding a bicycle Saturday afternoon in the 400 block of West 26th Street.

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A bicyclist was fatally struck by an SUV Saturday in the 400 block of West 26th Street.

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A bicyclist was killed when a driver struck him Saturday in Bridgeport.

Fengan Yan, 55, was biking west in the 400 block of West 26th Street about 3:35 p.m. when an SUV driving in the same direction hit the rear of his bicycle, according to Chicago police and the Cook County medical examiner’s office.

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He fell off the bicycle and was pinned beneath the SUV, police said. 

He was taken to Stroger Hospital, where he died about 4:20 p.m., according to police and the Cook County medical examiner’s office.

The driver of the SUV, a 60-year-old woman, was cited for failure to stop at a stop sign, police said.

CPD’s Major Accidents unit is investigating.

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