Police have reported the tragic case of two young men, one driving a car and the other on his bike. Now the 17-year-old cyclist is dead. It happened Friday, August 1, 2014, at about 5 p.m. at Sheppard Avenue East and Neilson Road. The 17-year-old was riding a bicycle westbound on Sheppard and the other boy, 16, driving a BMW 323i westbound on Sheppard Avenue East. Thus it appears that the car and bike were traveling in the same direction and presumably were required to share the road in some fashion. It is among the most difficult and generally unpredictable situations in which motorists and cyclists can find themselves. The cyclist was struck by the BMW. The cyclist suffered life-threatening injuries and was taken to hospital, where he later died.
