Cyclist dies after colliding with dog in Central Park, dog lives

A cyclist has died after colliding with a dog in Central Park on Monday, according to authorities.

An NYPD source tells TMZ … they got a call a little after 8 a.m. about a bicyclist who’d been struck at 84th Street and East Drive.

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They tell us the 71-year-old man was riding his bike with a helmet on when he hit an off-leash dog … falling to the ground.

Our NYPD source tells us EMS took him to NewYork-Presbyterian Weill Cornell Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead.

They say the golden retriever wasn’t injured, and the owner stayed on the scene. Sources told FOX 5 NY the dog’s owner had tried to give the cyclist CPR.

According to Central Park Conservancy, dogs are permitted to be off-leash in Central Park from 6 AM to 9 AM, but dogs must be on a short leash on park roads at all times.

Our NYPD source says that, at this time, no summonses were issued to the dog owner for any sort of infraction … but the investigation remains ongoing.

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