TOWN OF SOUTHEAST – A car-bicycle collision along U.S. Route 6 in Southeast Friday morning claimed the life of the cyclist, a man from Connecticut.
The crash occurred at about 9:05 a.m. in the two westbound lanes of the four-lane divided highway, just east of Starr Ridge Road. The car and bicycle were both westbound, with the bicycle travelling along the right-hand shoulder as the car was approaching and overtaking it from behind. The cyclist apparently attempted to make a U-turn, pulling from the shoulder and moving left across the road, into the path of the car. The car struck the bicycle broadside in the left-hand lane of the road.
The crash occurred in front of the offices of Brewster Medical Group. Two doctors rushed to aid the victim, and commenced CPR just seconds after the crash. Paramedics continued efforts to revive the gravely injured cyclist as he was rushed by ambulance to Danbury Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
The identity of the deceased cyclist is being withheld pending notification of his next of kin. The driver of the car, whose identity is also being withheld was not injured.
U.S. Route 6 was closed to traffic in both directions from about 9:15 A.M. until noon, as investigators reconstructed the crash and worked to clear the scene.
The investigation is continuing.
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