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Cyclist Killed in Peninsula Crash

75-year-old Andrew Chiari was run over by a truck.

A in a collision with a truck in Burlingame on Monday afternoon has been identified by the San Mateo County coroner's office as Andrew Chiari.

Chiari, a Burlingame resident, was riding south on Cortez Avenue when he apparently tried to make a left turn near the 1100 block of that street at about 12:15 p.m., Burlingame police said.

Cortez is a narrow street, with drivers often parking on both sides of the road.

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He hit the side of a truck that was driving next to him, and the truck ran over him, causing fatal injuries, police said. Chiari was pronounced dead at the scene.

The truck driver stopped and cooperated with police, and has not been cited.

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