A CYCLIST DEAD FOLLOWING A CRASH IN RICHLANDS

A cyclist was killed in a Monday crash involving an SUV in Richlands. The Richlands Police Department reports that 47-year-old Charles "Chucky" Wesley Lyons was hit while on a bicycle on Route 460 West Monday afternoon. Lyons was taken to Clinch Valley Medical Center where he died due to injuries sustained in the crash. The driver of the Volvo SUV has been identified as 61-year-old Tony Hill. Hill was driving west near the Baker Hollow Road intersection when his vehicle hit Lyons in the roadway. No charges have been filed yet, but the crash is still under investigation.

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