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Bicyclist Struck By Truck Driver Near Times Square Will 'Probably Lose A Leg'
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Jen Chung
Published Sep 23, 2016
Modified Jul 24, 2017
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A man biking in midtown Manhattan was seriously injured when a hit-and-run truck driver struck him this morning.
Police confirmed that the cyclist was biking near West 40th Street and 8th Avenue when a garbage truck driver hit him around 4:30 a.m. The cyclist was taken to Bellevue Hospital and is expected to survive, but an NYPD spokesperson said this morning he would "probably lose a leg."
The cyclist had reportedly been biking south on 8th Avenue, while the driver kept going east on West 40th Street.
The investigation is ongoing.
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