Cyclist hit by car near central Bendigo as driver claims the sun was in his eyes

The driver of a white Hyundai – a 40-year-old Bendigo man – was turning right from Barnard Street into View Street when he knocked the cyclist from his bike.

The cyclist was riding east along Barnard Street through the intersection at the time, in the opposite direction to the car.

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Leading Senior Constable Peter Bullock said the driver claimed the sun was in his eyes as he turned, and he did not see the cyclist.

“It’s clear the driver failed to give way,” he said.

Ambulance attended the scene and treated the cyclist, who was a 36-year-old man from Doncaster.

He suffered grazes to his arms and was taken to Bendigo Health for observation.

The driver is likely to be issued a penalty notice for failing to give way.

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