Cyclist collapses off bicycle

Police are preparing a report for the coroner after a cyclist died in Melrose Park yesterday.

Just after 2.45pm Tuesday 25 July, police and emergency services attended a report of a cyclist who had collapsed off their bicycle on Edward Street.

The cyclist, a 67-year-old man from Edwardstown was pronounced dead at the scene despite the efforts of emergency services.

Major Crash investigators investigated the circumstances surrounding the incident.

The man's death is the 69th life lost on SA roads compared with 43 at the same time last year.

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