A cyclist died following a crash in Ballina yesterday, NSW Police say.
About 9.20am yesterday, emergency services were called to the Pacific Highway at Ballina, near the Tamarind Drive overpass, following reports of a crash.
Initial investigations suggest a Mitsubishi Outlander and a cyclist, both travelling north on the Pacific Highway, collided.
As a result of the collision, the rider of the bicycle, a 59-year-old man, died at the scene.
The driver of the Mitsubishi, an 81-year-old man, was taken to Ballina Hospital for mandatory blood and urine analysis.
A crime scene was established and investigations are continuing. Police are urging anyone with information to come forward.
Police are urging anyone with information in relation to this incident to call Crime Stoppers.