Police: Bicyclist struck and killed by driver in West Philadelphia

Police are investigating after a cyclist was hit by a car and killed in West Philadelphia.

It happened around 8 p.m. Monday on the 4600 block of Lancaster Avenue.

Police say the 63-year-old was riding his bike in the bike lane when a woman in her car hit him, then hit a utility pole.

The woman is in police custody while being treated at a hospital for head injuries.

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