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Pleasant Hill Bicyclist Killed in Martinez Crash

By Bay City News:

A bicyclist was killed from injuries he suffered when he crashed his bike in Martinez Monday evening, police said.

The crash was reported at 6:17 p.m. in the 600 block of Vine Hill Road.

First responders found a bicyclist suffering life-threatening injuries and rushed him to Contra Costa Regional Medical Center.

The bicyclist, a 42-year-old man from Pleasant Hill, died in the hospital a short time later.

His name has not been released pending notification of his family.

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