Cyclist seriously injured after being struck by car in Herring Cove

A 54-year-old woman has life-threatening injuries after being struck by a car while riding her bicyclein Herring Cove, N.S., Wednesday morning, according to Halifax Regional Police.

The cyclist was hit around 6:20 a.m.in the 1400 block of John Brackett Drive. She was taken to hospital.

The car was driven by a 24-year-old who wasn't injured, according to a police news release.

The police investigation is in its early stages, and it's not clearif charges will be laid.

John Brackett Drive had been closed for a couple of hours while police investigated, but has since reopened.

Police expect traffic to be blocked for an extended period while investigators do their work.

Another cyclist, a 63-year-old man from Dartmouth,was also struck in the Halifax region Wednesday morning.

He was hit by a pickup truck on Waverley Road just before8 a.m., according to RCMP.

The cyclist has non-life-threatening injuries and has been taken to hospital.

The driver of the pickup truck, a 46-year-old Middle Sackville man, was charged passing a bicycle while travelling on right when there is less than one metre between the vehicle and cyclist.

"Police are reminding motoriststhat in Nova Scotia, there is a one-metre rule that requires drivers to leave one metre between their vehicle and a cyclist when driving beside or passing a cyclist," RCMP said in a news release.

"Motorists can also help keepall road userssafe by watching for cyclists (especially at intersections) and checkingfor cyclists before openingvehicle doorsand pulling onto the roadway."

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