A cyclist dies in a collision in Washington Heights and Manhattan; driver flees traffic stop, NYPD says

WASHINGTON HEIGHTS, Manhattan (WABC) — A minivan fleeing a traffic stop struck and killed a 28-year-old bicyclist in Washington Heights, police say.

The accident happened Saturday at 9:42 p.m. at 155 Street and Broadway.

Investigators say the blue Toyota minivan was traveling eastbound on 155 Street at a high rate of speed when the driver struck the man on the bicycle.

The minibus fled the scene.

The victim was pronounced dead at Harlem Hospital.

Further details were not immediately available.

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