Bicyclist killed in NE Houston traffic accident

A man riding a bicycle was killed Tuesday afternoon in a traffic accident northeast of downtown Houston.

Police said the man was westbound on his bicycle at Newhoff at 1:55 p.m. and ran a stop sign at Jensen. The cyclist was struck by a northbound sedan in the 2700 block of Jensen.

No charges are expected to be filed against the driver, who remained at the scene, police said.

The impact knocked off one of the man's shoes and caused damage to the car windshield.

No further information was immediately available.

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