Brooklyn bicyclist clings to life following early morning collision: police

A 26-year-old bicyclist was clinging to beingness Saturday pursuing an early-morning crash with a Toyota successful Brooklyn, cops said.

The bicyclist was heading westbound connected Hart St. erstwhile helium blew past a halt sign astatine Evergreen Ave. successful Bushwick astatine astir 2:45 a.m., cops said.

A 2nd later, helium collided with a achromatic Toyota heading northbound connected Evergreen Ave., they said.

The cyclist was thrown from his motorcycle and was recovered sprawled connected the asphalt, suffering from a monolithic caput injury. EMS rushed him to Kings County Hospital, wherever helium was listed successful captious information Saturday.

The 36-year-old Toyota operator was taken to the aforesaid infirmary with insignificant injuries, cops said.

No transgression charges were instantly filed.

Saturday’s clang comes amid a flimsy uptick successful fatal collisions successful the city.

As of Thursday, the NYPD had investigated 187 postulation fatalities this year, 1 much than past year.

While accepted bicycling fatalities person dropped by one, from six to five, and e-bike deaths fell from 18 to 12 this year, determination has been a 26% leap successful fatal pedestrian strikes, cops said.

Authorities had investigated 85 pedestrian deaths arsenic of Thursday, 18 much than the 67 reported this clip past year, cops said.