Bicyclist dies after hitting parked truck in Syosset, police say
Nassau County police investigate a fatal bicycle crash on S. Marginal Road in Syosset on Saturday. Credit: Jim Staubitser
A 51-year-old bicyclist died on Saturday morning after hitting a parked tractor trailer on a Syosset service road, police said.
The bicyclist was traveling east on S. Marginal Road, near Robbins Lane, between Exits 43 and 44 of the LIE around 9 a.m. when he struck the legally parked tractor trailer, the Nassau County Police Department said in a statement.
The bicyclist was pronounced dead at the scene, authorities said. Nassau police did not release the name of the bicyclist.
Emergency responders closed a section of the service road near the Long Island Expressway during the investigation. Authorities could be seen inspecting the rear of a large truck.
No criminality is involved, police said.
Joseph Ostapiuk covers the Town of Oyster Bay and the city of Glen Cove. He joined Newsday in 2023 after spending more than six years at the Staten Island Advance.
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