A cyclist has been killed in a collision with a truck during peak hour in Rose Bay in Sydney's eastern suburbs, paramedics say.
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The crash occurred on New South Head Road, near the intersection with Kent Road, about 7.45am on Thursday.
A NSW Ambulance spokeswoman said paramedics were called following reports that a male cyclist, thought to be aged in his 50s, had been seriously injured in a crash with a truck and was still trapped under the vehicle.
The man died at the scene of the crash, the spokeswoman confirmed.
He is yet to be identified, police said.
It is understood witnesses tried to perform CPR on the man, but he was so seriously injured he could not be saved.
A rescue helicopter was initially sent to the crash scene and emergency services were clearing a space for it to land on New South Head Road, but the man died before it arrived.
A NSW Police spokesman said crash investigators were at the scene.
Police said the cyclist and the truck were both believed to have been travelling towards the city when the crash occurred.
The crash occurred just metres from Cranbrook Junior School on Kent Road, as some students would have been arriving for classes.
The driver of the truck has been taken to hospital for mandatory blood and urine tests, police said.
The Transport Management Centre said New South Head Road was initially closed west-bound while police investigated the cause of the crash. The road re-opened just before midday.
ROSE BAY: Very sad news this morning, a cyclist has been killed on New South Head Road. pic.twitter.com/Tm1dOllKwT— 7 News Sydney (@7NewsSydney)
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#BREAKING: A 50 y/o cyclist has died on New South Head Road in #Rose Bay after he was hit by a garbage truck. pic.twitter.com/5ueZqfQKu1— 7 News Sydney (@7NewsSydney)
May 27, 2015
John Sunde, a cycling advocate who lives and works in Rose Bay, said he did not see Thursday morning's accident, but rode along that section of road almost every day.
He said New South Head Road consisted of two lanes in each direction at the crash location, but cars were generally parked along the side of the road, reducing the space in the already narrow lanes. That was the case on Thursday morning when the crash occurred.
Photographs of the crash scene show the truck and its trailer came to a stop in the lane closest to the cars parked along the side of the road. The cyclist was pinned under the front tyres of the truck's trailer.
Mr Sunde stressed the importance of the Amy Gillett Foundation's "A Metre Matters" campaign, which is calling for the Australian Road Rules to be amended so that drivers must allow a minimum of one metre when overtaking cyclists.
"When there are parked cars on the inside of narrow lanes, there is no room whatsoever. A metre really does matter," Mr Sunde said.
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