A MAN riding an electric bike has died after colliding with a pedestrian on a cycle path.

Police were called to a report of a serious collision involving a man on an electric bicycle and a female pedestrian around 3pm on Thursday.

It happened on a cycle path at the back of Fifth Avenue and behind Ebor Industrial Estate in York.

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The man was travelling in the direction of Osbaldwick on a black and yellow electric bicycle and the pedestrian was walking with two other women in the opposite direction.

The 24-year-old woman sustained minor injuries in the collision and was taken to hospital by ambulance for treatment. 

The cyclist, a 30-year-old man, received emergency medical treatment by paramedics from land and air ambulances at the scene but was sadly pronounced dead.

Anyone who witnessed the incident or who has any other information which could assist the investigation should email: nicola.peters@northyorkshire.police.uk or call 101, select option 2, and ask to speak to the Major Collision Investigation Team.

Quote reference number 12220019799 when providing details.

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