Police charge man after Dookie collision

Major Collision Investigation Unit detectives have charged a man after a cyclist was hit by a truck in Dookie two months ago.

Police were called to reports of a cyclist being struck during a bicycle race on Dookie-Devenish Road about 11.55 am on 21 September.

The rider, a 38-year-old Shepparton woman, was taken to hospital in a serious condition.

The driver of the truck, a 55-year-old New South Wales man, was uninjured and stopped at the scene.

The intersection of Dookie-Devenish Road was closed to traffic.

A traffic marshall of the event, a 29-year-old Shepparton man, was arrested and charged with negligently causing injury and perjury.

He has been bailed to appear at Shepparton Magistrates' on 21 November.

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