Bicyclist Killed In Kensington

Monday morning, around 7:30am, a car struck a bicyclist on the corner of Beverley Road and East 7th Street. The 69 year-old man was taken to Maimonides Hospital with head trauma, and died from the injuries on August 16, 2017.

According to the preliminary police investigation,  the car, a 2012 Chevrolet bus, was traveling west bound on Beverly Road (towards Ocean Parkway) and was attempting to make a left turn onto East 7 Street where it struck the bicyclist, who was heading north (towards Church Avenue) on East 7 Street.

The operator of the bus remained on scene, and was not arrested. The investigation is ongoing by the NYPD’s Collision Investigation Squad. The identification of the deceased is pending family notification.