A young man was killed after he was struck by a car while riding a bicycle in Plantation early Monday, officials said.
The incident happened around 4:30 a.m. in the 500 block of N. University Drive.
Plantation Police officials said 20-year-old Monel Rivera, of Tamarac, was on a bicycle when he was struck by a 2003 Toyota.
Rivera was taken to a local hospital where he later died from his injuries, police said.
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The driver of the Toyota wasn't injured, and the incident remains under investigation, officials said.
Editor's note: An earlier version of this story erroneously referred to the victim as a young woman. We regret the error.
