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Bicyclist, 74, struck and killed in Brooklyn – Metro US

Bicyclist, 74, struck and killed in Brooklyn

A 74-year-old man riding a bicycle was struck and killed by a vehicle at Bay 26 Street and Benson Avenue in Brooklyn on Monday. (Image via Google Maps) A 74-year-old man riding a bicycle was struck and killed by a vehicle at Bay 26 Street and Benson Avenue in Brooklyn on Monday. (Image via Google Maps)

An elderly bicyclist was struck and killed by a motorist in the Bensonhurst section of Brooklyn on Monday, police said.

Mai Zhang, 74, was riding southbound on Bay 26 Street when he was struck by a 2013 Nissan Murano traveling westbound on Benson Avenue shortly after 12 p.m.

The cyclist was pronounced dead at the scene. The investigation is ongoing.