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A Tennessee pastor has died after police say he was sideswiped by a semi truck during a morning bike ride

The victim has been identified as 61-year-old Rowland Buck, a pastor with St. Mark's Global Methodist Church in Louisville

"He was a true guy," a friend and fellow pastor said of Buck

A Tennessee pastor is being fondly remembered after he was killed in a bicycling accident.

The crash occurred on East Hunt Road at North Wright Road in Alcoa just before 8 a.m. local time on Tuesday, Aug. 26, according to a news release shared by the Alcoa Police Department (APD).

Police said a semi truck and a cyclist “were going the same direction before colliding.” In a second news release , they said the truck sideswiped the cyclist, causing the crash.

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