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Posted: Wednesday, 05 December 2007 2:40PM

Cyclist Hit by Car Door in Midtown Dies



NEW YORK (1010 WINS)  -- A Manhattan bicyclist has been killed after crashing into an open car door.
   
Police say 63-year-old David Smith struck the door of a parked car and was thrown into oncoming traffic as he rode northbound on Sixth Avenue near 36th Street. The impact caused him to land on the street, where he was struck by a passing truck.
   
Smith was pronounced dead at a hospital.
   
The driver who opened the door has been issued three summonses.

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