STATEN ISLAND (WABC) — A bicyclist was killed in a collision with an ambulance late Sunday night in Staten Island’s Graniteville neighborhood, according to officials.<\/p>\n
The crash happened around 10:35 p.m. near Richmond Avenue and Christopher Lane.<\/p>\n
Authorities said the victim, a man in his 40s, was riding southbound in the northbound lanes of Richmond Avenue when he collided with an ambulance that was traveling southbound and beginning to make a left turn onto Christopher Lane.<\/p>\n
The impact threw the bicyclist from his bike and onto the roadway. He suffered head and body trauma and was taken to Richmond University Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead.<\/p>\n
Officials said the 58-year-old ambulance driver remained at the scene. The ambulance was not transporting a patient or responding to an emergency at the time of the crash.<\/p>\n
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