Cyclist Reported Killed in Park Slope

By Brad Aaron
Sep 10, 2008

Streetsblog has received word that a cyclist was hit and killed by a school bus this morning at President Street and 8th Avenue in Park Slope.

The Gothamist newsmap (pictured) has the location tagged as the site of an "accident investigation," but we could find no further reports as of yet.

If anyone has news, please leave it in the comments.

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