A man riding a bike was struck and killed by a tanker truck Friday morning in Fort Lauderdale.
Chopper 6 video showed a tarp-covered body on the road along Las Olas Boulevard near Seabreeze Boulevard.
Surveillance video from a nearby business show a man riding a bike parallel to the fuel truck just moments before the truck makes a turn and collides with the cyclist. A man who saw the accident happened said the man killed appeared to be riding a carbon fiber bike.
The witness said the cyclist crashed into the trunk and was dragged for about 50 feet.
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The witness added that he worked as a rideshare driver for two years in the area and has had safety concerns about that particular intersection.
"I saw the truck, he was ready to make a red right turn as soon as he hit the gas I heard a pop," said Ace McKenzie.
McKenzie works at the dock right where the accident happened. He was on a boat about to leave for a trip when he said he saw the truck and cyclist turn at the same time.
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"And I instantly ran because as soon as I looked under the truck I saw the guy being dragged," McKenzie told NBC 6. "I was trying to stop him in time in hopes of trying to save the guy, I was like no stop, stop, stop, the driver didn’t even know what happened he heard the pop himself he didn’t feel anything."
Other locals said they were shocked to hear what happened.
"It’s very sad, I’m a biker myself and to see something like that happen is terrible," Jeff Franklin said.
"It sucked I wish there was something I could do for the guy but I already knew it was too late," McKenzie said.
The accident caused traffic delays in the area with the eastbound lanes of East Las Olas Boulevard at the bridge shutting down for some time.
The roads later reopened.
McKenzie said he sees issues in that area all the time and is encouraging everyone to slow down and be extra cautious.
"It’s the only one way compared to everywhere else, you have an intersection where people do a lot of turns, you have cars that go the wrong way all the time, there’s always something going on, everyone jay walks here, the street's just not designed right ever since they built that park," McKenzie said.
Stay with NBC6 for updates on this developing story.
