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Cyclist Killed in Borough Park After Being Hit by Two Cars

 Victor Lopez, 49, of Brooklyn was killed after being struck by two cars at the intersection of New Utrecht Avenue and 59th Street in Borough Park Friday morning, March 8, 2013.
Victor Lopez, 49, of Brooklyn was killed after being struck by two cars at the intersection of New Utrecht Avenue and 59th Street in Borough Park Friday morning, March 8, 2013.
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BOROUGH PARK — A bicyclist was killed in Borough Park after being struck by two vehicles early Friday morning, officials said.

Victor Lopez, 49, was cycling south on New Utrecht Avenue about 5:20 a.m. when he was struck by a Honda heading north on the avenue, police said. He was then struck by another Honda traveling west on 59th Street.

Lopez was unconscious when emergency responders got to the scene, and he was pronounced dead by EMS workers.

There were no arrests made and the investigation is ongoing, police said.