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Cyclist dies after collision with dump truck in North Vancouver

The crash happened near Lonsdale Quay around 1:45 p.m. Sunday. RCMP said the cyclist died at the scene.

Crash happened near Lonsdale Quay around 1:45 p.m. Sunday

RCMP say charges have been laid under the Motor Vehicle Act in connection with a 55-year-old cyclist's death on Esplanade West on Jan. 27. No criminal charges have been laid. (Shane MacKichan)

A cyclist has diedafter a collision with a dump trucknear Lonsdale Quay inNorth Vancouver on Sunday.

The collision happened in the 100 block of West Esplanade around 1:45 p.m. PT.RCMP said the truck and the cyclist were both heading westwhen they crashed into each other.

The cyclist, a 55-year-old North Vancouver man, died at the scene. RCMP Cpl. Richard De Jong said the man had been riding in the designated bike lane.

"It was a Sunday afternoon, the weather was good, people were out and about ... but it's a high density area and it's just so unfortunate somebody's life was taken because of this incident," De Jong said.

Police closed the area in the 100 block of Esplanade West in North Vancouver as they investigated the cyclist's death. (Shane MacKichan)

The street was closed in both directions Sunday afternoon as RCMP investigated the collision and has since reopened.The cause of the collision is still under investigation.

Police are taking statements from witnesses and are asking anyone who may have seen the incident to callNorth Vancouver RCMP at 604-985-1311 and quotepolice file #2019-2305.

The B.C. Coroners Service confirmedis alsoinvestigating the death.

With files from Yvette Brend