A 70-year-old man was struck by a motorist Friday while turning out of a bike lane near Interstate 8, authorities said.

Officers responded around 2:45 p.m. to the 4100 block of Sports Arena Boulevard regarding reports of a collision involving a bicyclist, according to the San Diego Police Department .

The bicyclist was struck by a 1992 Mazda pickup truck driven by a 29- year-old man traveling northbound in the adjacent lane. The bicyclist turned left from the bike lane into the path of the vehicle, police said.

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