Cyclist struck by construction truck in Toronto dies in hospital: police [Video]

A cyclist is dead after they were struck by the driver of a flatbed truck that was pulling into a Yorkville construction site Tuesday afternoon, Toronto police say.

Police said it happened in the area of Avenue Road and Elgin Avenue at 1:23 p.m.

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Insp. Jeff Bangild told reporters at the scene that the truck was travelling southbound on Avenue Road and attempting to make a left turn into the construction site. An employee of the construction company had stopped northbound traffic prior to the truck’s turn, he said.

The cyclist, who was also in the southbound lanes, was on the driver’s side of the vehicle, but it’s unclear if they were stationary or in motion before the collision, Bangild said.

“At that point, when the truck began their turn, they’re essentially cutting in front of that bicycle, thereby striking them,” he said, adding that it’s unclear if …