A 63-year-old man was critically injured this morning after he lost control of his bicycle and was run over by a truck in Makawao.

According to police, the man was riding north on Makawao Avenue near Kee Road when he failed to get around a bend in the road and slid into the opposing lane. He was struck by an oncoming Dodge Ram truck operated by a 58-year-old man.

The cyclist, identified as a visitor from Omaha, Neb., was transported to a hospital in critical condition.

The operator of the truck was not injured.