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UPDATE: Bicyclist killed in crash with pick-up truck in Suffolk now identified

Posted at 3:54 PM, Sep 30, 2014
and last updated 2014-09-30 20:48:25-04

UPDATE: The victim has been identified as Albert Allan Helms, 60. 

The road has now opened to all traffic. The cause of the accident is still under investigation.

A bicyclist died Tuesday after suffering injuries in an accident involving a pickup truck. The crash occurred at 12:57 p.m. in the 1400 block of Holland Road in Suffolk.

Suffolk Fire & Rescue personnel administered emergency medical assessment and treatment to the male bicyclist before he was ground transported to Sentara Obici Hospital. The patient was then airlifted to Sentara Norfolk General Hospital where he later died as a result of his injuries.

The name of the victim has not yet been released.

The eastbound 1400 block of Holland Road remains closed at this time as the investigation is ongoing.