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Bicyclist struck and killed by vehicle: Cops

Bicyclist struck and killed by vehicle: Cops
Photo by Ellis Kaplan

KEW GARDENS — The NYPD was investigating an incident that occurred Tuesday in which a bicyclist was struck and killed while traveling on Queens Boulevard, police said.

According to police, officers responded to a 911 call of a person hit by a vehicle around 6 a.m. near the intersection of Queens Boulevard and Hoover Avenue within the 102nd Precinct.

Upon arrival, police found an unidentified vehicle traveling on Queens Boulevard had struck a 38-year-old Hispanic man who was riding his bike along the road, the NYPD said. Emergency responders brought the man to Jamaica Hospital, where he was pronounced dead on arrival, police said.

The man’s identity was withheld pending family notification, the NYPD said.