GIBSONTON, Fla. — A person riding a tricycle was hit and killed in a crash Thursday morning on Gibsonton Drive at U.S. 41, according to the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office.
It happened just before 11 a.m. Thursday morning.
Deputies say a car heading east on Gibsonton swerved to avoid the person who had been riding in the road. That person then reportedly either fell or jumped off the tricycle.
Another car behind the first car swerved to avoid the person but instead hit them. Its driver called 911 for help.
The tricycle rider, who has yet to be identified, died at the scene of the crash. Driver impairments such as drugs, alcohol and speed aren't considered factors that led up to the crash, the sheriff's office said.
An investigation is ongoing.