Bicyclist Killed In North Suburban Crash: Police

NILES, IL — A bicyclist was killed over the weekend in a Niles crash, according to police.

Officers responded around 6:45 p.m. Saturday to the area of Harts Road and Riverside Drive, where an eastbound vehicle on Harts Road had struck the cyclist, who was traveling south on the North Brach Trail and was crossing Harts Road in a pedestrian crosswalk at the time of the collision, police said.

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The cyclist, a 52-year-old man, was taken to Advocate Lutheran General Hospital and pronounced dead at 7:40 p.m., according to police.

The driver, a 46-year-old man, stayed at the scene, was cooperative and showed no signs of impairment, police said, adding an investigation was ongoing.

A portion of Harts Road was closed until early Sunday morning.