According to the King County Sheriff’s Office, the driver of a pick up, a 24-year-old man from Buckley, stuck and killed a 20-year-old man riding a bicycle near Enumclaw early Sunday morning. The man driving the pick up shot and killed himself just after the accident. Both men died at the scene.

The incident occurred about 2:10 a.m. The pick up, a 1992 GMC Sierra 2500, was southbound on 228th Avenue Southeast near Southeast 444th Street.

A second vehicle was passing the truck when the bicyclist, also southbound, was hit. The bicyclist was a 20 year-old Enumclaw man staying with family friends near the scene of the accident.

A passenger in the truck (and the owner of the vehicle) is a 27 year-old Buckley man who is a cousin of the driver. Both the driver and the passenger are acquainted with the bicyclist.

The investigation into the accident is continuing. Alcohol use on the part of the driver is believed to be a contributing factor.