Arlington Police have now confirmed that a 16 or 17 year old Victoria boy participating in the Ride to Conquer Cancer has died after being hit by a car.
The boy was one of approximately 2,600 cyclists participating in the fifth annual Ride to Conquer Cancer.
Police say he made an attempt to pass a pack of fellow riders but lost control of his bicycle, going into oncoming traffic, where he was struck by a car.
Erik Dierks with the BC Cancer Foundation says ride organizers are mourning.
"To lose one of our riders in doing something that they worked very hard to do is incredibly tragic and we're all deeply saddened."
The boy was riding to support his uncle who is a cancer survivor.