By: Jackson Liu

17-year-old Magnus White has died after being hit by a driver while biking on a highway in his hometown of Boulder, Colorado. He had been preparing for his race next week in Glasgow, Scotland. White first started cycling at the age of eight. The incident happened when he was riding his bike on highway 119 where he was hit by a 23-year-old woman driving a car. She had crossed from the right – hand lane and then crashed into the fence, hitting white from behind.

“Our hearts are heavy as we mourn the tragic loss of our beloved son, Magnus White,” his parents Michael and Jill White said in a statement on Monday.