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NYPD: Bicyclist in critical condition after being struck by car in Dyker Heights

Bicyclist critical after being struck by car in Brooklyn
Bicyclist critical after being struck by car in Brooklyn 00:22

NEW YORK -- A bicyclist is in critical condition after being hit by a car in Brooklyn.

It happened on 73rd Street near 13th Avenue in Dyker Heights just before 1 p.m. on Sunday.

The 19-year-old person on the bicycle was rushed to the hospital.

Video from the scene shows an SUV on the curb, right up against a sidewalk bench.

Police said the driver stayed on the scene.

The cause of the crash is under investigation. 

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