A bicyclist was hit and killed by a garbage truck in Malden Wednesday afternoon.Police said around 4:20 p.m., an unidentified man on the bike was in a store parking lot on Lynn Street and attempted to cross the street to another parking lot when he was hit by the truck.Witnesses told NewsCenter 5 that the man fell into the road between the garbage truck's front and back wheels at a red light, then ran over him as the truck started moving.The driver of the truck stopped and remained at the scene.Malden police are investigating the incident.

A bicyclist was hit and killed by a garbage truck in Malden Wednesday afternoon.

Police said around 4:20 p.m., an unidentified man on the bike was in a store parking lot on Lynn Street and attempted to cross the street to another parking lot when he was hit by the truck.


Witnesses told NewsCenter 5 that the man fell into the road between the garbage truck's front and back wheels at a red light, then ran over him as the truck started moving.

The driver of the truck stopped and remained at the scene.

Malden police are investigating the incident.