A rider who was set to race the Gravel">Unbound Gravel event in Emporia, Kansas was struck and killed by a driver on Friday evening.
Gregory Bachman, 61, was killed by the driver of a Chevy Silverado pickup truck on Friday, June 3, according to a Kansas state highway patrol investigation. Bachman was in Emporia to participate in the event, according to Unbound media relations officials.
The incident occurred at an intersection of two gravel roads on the west side of town. Bachman was riding northbound on county road F when he approached the intersection with country road 190. The driver, who was headed westbound, struck Bachman in the intersection, before coming to a stop on the side of the road. Unbound media relations representatives released a statement about the incident: “Race organizers at Unbound Gravel extend our deepest condolences to Gregory’s family.”
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