GRESHAM -- A bicyclist who collided with a car and died on Southeast Powell Boulevard in Gresham late Thursday morning turned into the path of oncoming traffic, police said.

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The scene of the fatal bike-car collision on Powell Blvd.

Hendrik Jan Jansen was 72. He was not wearing a helmet, according to police.

Jansen was eastbound on Powell, near West Powell Loop, going the same direction as the car but using the bike lane.

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For an unknown reason, he turned into the car lane, directly into the path of the vehicle, said Gresham Police Sgt. Claudio Grandjean.

There were skid marks indicating the motorist tried to avoid hitting the cyclist, Grandjean said, but Jansen died at the scene.

The driver of the vehicle stayed at the scene and has been cooperating with investigators. Police do not yet know how fast the car was going. The driver was not cited.

The investigation continues.