A bicyclist died in a crash involving a truck in Catalina on Saturday.

A bicyclist died in a crash involving a truck north of Oro Valley Saturday, officials said.Β 

Around 6:15 p.m. Saturday, deputies responded to a crash involving a pickup truck and a bicyclist on Mainsail Boulevard near Oracle Road in Catalina, the Pima County Sheriff's Department said in a news release Sunday.Β 

Chad Butler, 49, the bicyclist, was pronounced dead at the scene, the department said.Β 

Deputies say Butler was traveling westbound up a hill when the truck hit him from behind.Β 

The intersection was closed for several hours. The sheriff's department continues to investigate.Β 


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