The Washington State Patrol says that a bicyclist was struck and killed Tuesday evening near Porter south of Elma as he was riding his bicycle in the westbound lane of travel. 

The collision happened around 7:53 pm on State Route 12 when an unidentified male riding a bicycle in the westbound lane of travel was struck by a 2004 Silver Toyota Tacoma driven by a 64-year-old Elma man.  

The Driver and passenger of the Toyota Tacoma (a 54-year-old Elma man) were not injured and the vehicle sustained little to no damage.  

The Washington State Patrol says that the bicyclist was not wearing a helmet and had been using improper lane usage for riding his bicycle.