Chapel Hill Police have announced the identity of the cyclist who was killed in a vehicle collision last Friday: Pamela Lane, 57, of Durham.

The accident took place at 9:39 on Friday morning, near the intersection of MLK and Hillsborough. Lane was riding her bike on the sidewalk of MLK when she was struck by a vehicle that was exiting the parking lot of a gas station near that intersection. Lane was transported to the emergency room at UNC Hospitals, but died later of her injuries.

Chapel Hill Police are still investigating the accident. No charges have been filed so far.

The full statement from Chapel Hill Police:

On Friday, October 3rd at approximately 9:39 AM, the Chapel Hill Police Department responded to a report of a traffic collision involving a motor vehicle and a cyclist. The collision occurred on Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd, just north of the intersection of Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. and Hillsborough Street.
 
The cyclist was transported to UNC Emergency Department and later died from injuries resulting from the collision.  The cyclist has been identified as Pamela Lane (57) of Coggins Mine Ct. in Durham.
 
Investigators believe that Ms. Lane was traveling southbound on the eastern sidewalk of Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. and the motor vehicle was exiting the parking lot of the gas station at the Hillsborough St. intersection.  The investigation into the collision is on-going and no charges have been filed at this time.

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