UPDATED: Bicyclist dies after collision with motor vehicle

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  • Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune. An accident involving a bicycle and motor vehicle Ga. 15 on Monday, February 17 resulted in a fatality.
    Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune. An accident involving a bicycle and motor vehicle Ga. 15 on Monday, February 17 resulted in a fatality.
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CLAYTON— An accident involving a bicyclist and motor vehicle on Ga. 15 on Monday, Feb. 17 resulted in a fatality.

“At approximately 1 p.m. a bicycle, driven by Terry H. Tuck, 71 of Clayton was traveling west on Rickman Airfield Rd. A 2004 Jeep Grand Cherokee, driven by Rebecca Tally, 55 of Tiger was traveling north on Ga. 15 in the left lane,” according to a statement from Georgia State Patrol.

“Tuck failed to stop at the stop sign and traveled into the northbound lanes of Ga. 15. The front of the Jeep struck the rear of the bicycle. The area of impact was in the left northbound lane of Ga. 15,” according to GSP.  

Tally sustained minor injuries and was transported to Mountain Lakes Medical Center. Tuck passed away due to the injuries he sustained in the collision.