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Elderly cyclist critically injured in crash with school bus in Brooklyn

The NYPD investigates the scene where a bicyclist was hit by a school bus outside of Brooklyn Studio Secondary School on 21st Ave. on Wednesday. (Shawn Inglima for New York Daily News)
The NYPD investigates the scene where a bicyclist was hit by a school bus outside of Brooklyn Studio Secondary School on 21st Ave. on Wednesday. (Shawn Inglima for New York Daily News)
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A 69-year-old cyclist was critically injured when he crashed into the path of an oncoming school bus Wednesday afternoon, police said.

The biker was heading north on 21st Ave. near 83rd St. in Bath Beach when he struck an open door of a parked car at around 1:35 p.m., according to cops.

The man was thrown from the bike and into the northbound lanes of traffic, where the 52-year-old driver of a school bus slammed into him.

NYPD investigating the scene where a bicyclist was hit by a school bus outside of Brooklyn Studio Secondary School at 8310 21st Ave, Brooklyn, New York on Wednesday, May 8, 2024. (Shawn Inglima for New York Daily News)
The NYPD investigates the scene where a bicyclist was hit by a school bus outside of Brooklyn Studio Secondary School on 21st Ave. on Wednesday. (Shawn Inglima for New York Daily News)

Medics rushed the man to NYU Langone Hospital-Brooklyn in extremely critical condition.

The driver of the bus remained on the scene and did not immediately face any charges.

There were no children on the bus during the crash, cops said.

NYPD investigating the scene where a bicyclist was hit by a school bus outside of Brooklyn Studio Secondary School at 8310 21st Ave, Brooklyn, New York on Wednesday, May 8, 2024. (Shawn Inglima for New York Daily News)
The NYPD investigates the scene where a bicyclist was hit by a school bus outside of Brooklyn Studio Secondary School on 21st Ave. on Wednesday. (Shawn Inglima for New York Daily News)