The 51-year-old male cyclist was taken to hospital, where he was pronounced dead a short time later.
A cyclist has died after a horror crash involving a 4×4 in Shetland.
Emergency services raced to the incident involving a black Ford Ranger and a cyclist on the B9074 in Trondra at 10pm on Saturday, March 21. Crews attended and the 51-year-old male cyclist was taken to hospital, where he was pronounced dead a short time later.
His next of kin have been made aware. The occupants of the Ford were not injured.
The road will remain closed on Sunday, March 22 to allow investigation work to take place. Officers have asked any witnesses of the fatal collision to come forward.
Sergeant Ewan Calder said: “My thoughts are with the family and friends of the man who died and we’ll continue to offer them support.
“I’m appealing to anyone who was in the area at the time and may have any information which could assist our investigation to come forward.”
Anyone who can help is urged to call Police Scotland on 101 quoting reference 3319 of 21 March.
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