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Bicyclist killed in Ridgecrest accident identified

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A bicyclist hit and killed by a semi-truck in Ridgecrest Tuesday has been identified as 68-year-old William Edward Vandusen.

Vandusen was taken to Ridgecrest Regional Hospital where he died.

The accident happened off State Route 395 just east of Saguaro Street around 8:50 a.m.

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