6/26/09: Cyclist struck and killed in Vaughan

File this one under "Stupid hurts." No helmet, and probably no brakes either, while descending a hill. A more acccurate story headline would be "Cyclist crashes into car and dies in Vaughan."

A cyclist is dead after he struck an SUV in a busy Vaughan intersection this morning.

A Chevrolet Trailblazer was on Islington Ave. waiting to turn left onto Hwy. 7 around 9:20 a.m. when the cyclist crashed into the vehicle, said Const. Marina Orlovski.

The cyclist, believed to be in his 60s, was pronounced dead at the scene.

"There's a hill there, so I think he picked up some speed," Orlovski said.

She said the cyclist was not wearing a helmet.

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