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Motorcyclist Dies After Crash in Central Park, NYPD Says

By Ben Fractenberg | September 21, 2015 4:05pm
 A motorcyclist died after falling from his bike in Central Park Monday morning.
A motorcyclist died after falling from his bike in Central Park Monday morning.
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MANHATTAN — A motorcyclist died after falling off his bike in Central Park Monday morning, according to the NYPD.

The 45-year-old man was traveling eastbound on the 79th Street Transverse near Fifth Avenue at about 11:15 a.m. when he lost control and fell onto the pavement.

He was transported to St. Luke’s-Roosevelt Hospital where he later died.

The man’s identity was not immediately released and the NYPD was investigating.