A 71-year-old bicyclist was killed in Central Park Monday morning when he collided with a golden retriever, police said.
The bicyclist was heading uptown on East Drive when the dog ran in front of him near E. 84th St. at 8:18 a.m., police said.
The bicyclist flipped over the handlebars of his bike and struck his head on the roadway.
The bicyclist, who was wearing a helmet, suffered serious head trauma and body injuries.
He was rushed by medics to New York-Presbyterian Hospital Weill Cornell but could not be saved. His name was not immediately released.
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Police investigate on East Drive in Central Park after a cyclist was killed in a collision with a dog on Monday. (Barry Williams / New York Daily News)
The dog and its owner remained on scene. The dog was not hurt.
It wasn’t immediately clear if the dog was on its leash or running free at the time of the crash.