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Cyclist Dies Days After Being Hit by Car, NYPD Says

By Katie Honan | July 22, 2016 1:10pm

ELMHURST — A man who was hit by a car while riding his bike last week along Broadway died Monday from complications resulting from the crash, police said.

Antonio Flores, 59, walked into Elmhurst Hospital on July 7 after he was hit by a car at around 8:05 a.m near Baxter Avenue, according to the NYPD.

He complained of an arm injury, was treated and released. But he returned to the hospital Sunday after experiencing more pain, and died Monday, police said.

Officials said Flores, who lives on nearby Vietor Street, died of sepsis — or complications from infection that lead to organ failure — as a result of the blunt force trauma from being hit by the car.

The original crash was not reported, but the NYPD is now investigating, they said.