A cyclist is dead after she was struck by a dump truck driver in Yorkville on Thursday morning, Toronto police say.
The crash happened around 8:48 a.m. in the area of Bloor Street W. and Avenue Road, Acting Duty Insp. Jason Bartlett told reporters at the scene.
The cyclist was going west in the Bloor bike lane when she exited the lane and continued on in the same direction, he said.
“At that same time, a dump truck that was also travelling westbound struck that cyclist and they were pronounced deceased at the scene,” Bartlett said.
“This is obviously a very tragic incident.”
A construction bin was sitting in a bike lane in the area at the time, he said, which will be part of the police investigation.
What appeared to be a Bike Share Toronto bicycle could be seen on the ground at the scene, near a helmet and a pool of blood.
Bloor is closed in both directions from Avenue to Bay Street. Police are asking people to avoid the area.