Cyclist killed in collision was woman in her 50s, police say

A woman in her 50s died in a collisionwhile riding a bike in the area of Higgins Avenue and King Street on Tuesday, Winnipeg police said in a news release Wednesday.

Emergency crews responded to a report of a collision involving a cyclist at the intersection at1:45 p.m. They found the woman deceased at the scene.

Two bikes, one with a crumpled rear wheel, could be seen lyingon the ground within the police tape Tuesday afternoon, next to a white sheet covering part of the scene.

A shoe lay next to the sheet, and a semi-trailer truck was parked a few metres away, also within the police tape.

Police will not release any further information at this time, they said in a news release.