One man is dead after a truck hit a bicycle in Bell County Tuesday morning.

The Bell County Coroner confirmed with WYMT the man killed was Danny Bullock, 35.

The crash happened in the southbound lanes of US-25 E near Bell County High School around 6 a.m.

Police say Bullock was riding his bicycle when he was hit by a truck.

The impact threw the man from the bike into the road where he was hit by three other vehicles, police said.

Authorities have not released the man's name.

The Bell County school system was placed on a two-hour delay, as school officials tell us several buses and teachers were caught up in the traffic.

Police are investigation the cause of the crash.