Bicycling

Cyclist Reported Killed in Park Slope

By Brad Aaron

11:45 AM EDT on September 10, 2008

Streetsblog has received word that a cyclist was hit and killed by a school bus this morning at President Street and 8th Avenue in Park Slope.

The Gothamist newsmap (pictured) has the location tagged as the site of an “accident investigation,” but we could find no further reports as of yet.

If anyone has news, please leave it in the comments.

Brad Aaron

Brad Aaron began writing for Streetsblog in 2007, after years as a reporter, editor, and publisher in the alternative weekly business. Brad adopted New York's dysfunctional traffic justice system as his primary beat for Streetsblog. He lives in Manhattan.

Bicycling | Carnage | Park Slope | Street Safety

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