Bicyclist fatally struck on I-880 overpass in Fremont

FREMONT, Calif. -- Fremont police are investigating a fatal crash involving a bicyclist on an overpass above Interstate Highway 880, a police spokeswoman said.

Police first received a report of the crash at 8:31 a.m. on the South Fremont Boulevard overpass, according to police spokeswoman Officer Geneva Bosques.

A female bicyclist was headed south on South Fremont Boulevard and collided with a large construction vehicle, Bosques said. She was pronounced dead at the scene.

Police have closed one of the southbound lanes while they investigate the fatality, but are allowing traffic to pass through Fremont Boulevard, according to Bosques.