Australian tourist, 23, is killed after being hit by a truck near Central Park in New York while she was out cycling
- A young Australian woman has been killed while cycling near Central Park
- The 23-year-old was riding a bike in New York when she was struck by a truck
- She suffered ‘severe head trauma’ and was pronounced dead at hospital
An Australian woman has been struck and killed by a truck while cycling in America.
The 23-year-old woman, named by NBC New York as Madison Jane Lyden, was riding a bicycle past Central Park in New York’s city’s Upper West Side at about 5pm on Friday when she was struck and killed.
A private sanitation truck struck Lyden, causing severe head trauma, according to reports.
She was rushed to the Roosevelt Hospital nearby but after attempts to revive her failed she was pronounced dead.
An Australian woman has been struck and killed by a truck while cycling in America
The 23-year-old woman, named by NBC New York as Madison Jane Lyden, was riding a bicycle past Central Park in New York’s city’s Upper West Side at about 5pm on Friday when she was struck and killed
NBC New York reported the woman was travelling northbound inside the designated bike lane when a car pulled out in front of her causing her to swerve.
While trying to avoid the car Lyden swerved into traffic and was hit by the truck which travelling in the same direction.
The driver of the car and the truck both remained at the scene to give NYPD officers their statements while the NYPD’s Collision Investigation Squad investigate.
The driver of the car and the truck both remained at the scene to give NYPD officers their statements while the NYPD’s Collision Investigation Squad investigate
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