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72-year-old bicyclist hit on A1A, in critical condition

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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — A 72-year-old bicyclist was rear ended by a van Tuesday sending him to the hospital in critical condition.

He was riding northbound on A1A north of Timucuan Trail when a van, driven by a 60-year-old Atlantic Beach man, approached him from behind and hit him, a Florida Highway Patrol news release states.

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The crash remains under investigation, the news release states.

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