Cyclist on B.C. to Panama ride injured in crash

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The Washington State Patrol says a London cyclist was injured when he was struck by an SUV south of Forks on the Olympic Peninsula.

The patrol says 25-year-old Oliver Arnott was taken to a local hospital in Forks following Sunday morning's crash.

KBKW-AM in Aberdeen reports Arnott was just days into a planned 5,500-mile bike ride from Vancouver, British Columbia, to Panama when he was hit Sunday morning. He was later transferred to Harborview Medical Center in Seattle

The 72-year-old SUV driver and his passenger were not injured.

Troopers say the cyclist was heading southbound on U.S. Highway 101 when he was struck by a Dodge Durango driving in the same direction.

The cause of the collision is being investigated.

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