Wednesday 20 March 2019

Cyclist Killed in Truck Collision

BY MADELAINE MCNEILL

A woman has died following a collision between a truck and a bicycle in Newcastle East.

Emergency services were called to the intersection of Hunter and Perkins Streets around 9:30.

NSW Ambulance Paramedics treated the female cyclist but she died at the scene.

The truck driver was uninjured and has been taken to the Mater Hospital for mandatory testing.

Newcastle City Police Officers attended the scene and will investigate the circumstances surrounding the incident.

The victim is yet to be formally identified.