BOROUGH PARK, Brooklyn (PIX11) – A bicyclist was hit and killed by a school bus in Brooklyn on Thursday, police said.
The collision happened at Fort Hamilton Parkway and 41st Street in Borough Park around 3:15 p.m., according to the NYPD.
The bicyclist was riding southbound on Fort Hamilton Parkway when he was struck by a school bus making a right turn from southbound Fort Hamilton Parkway to westbound 41st Street, according to police.
The bicyclist, who police identified as 44-year-old Brooklyn resident Luis Perez-Ramirez, suffered “severe internal trauma” and died.
The 66-year-old driver of the school bus remained at the scene after the crash. No charges have been filed.
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