Deadly vehicle vs. cyclist accident shut down Sullivan’s Island Causeway Sunday

MOUNT PLEASANT, S.C. (WCBD) – A cyclist died after being struck by a vehicle Sunday afternoon.

Around 4:36 p.m., the Mount Pleasant Police Department (MPPD) responded to the accident in the area of Rifle Range Road and Ben Sawyer Boulevard.

According to Sergeant Ashley Croy, the cyclist was transported to a local hospital where he succumbed to his injuries.

The accident shut down lanes of the Sullivan’s Island causeway from Mount Pleasant for almost three hours.

The Mount Pleasant Police Department Traffic Division is still investigating this collision.

The Charleston County Coroner’s Office has not released the cyclist’s name.