Cyclist killed by Streetcar at Spadina and Lakeshore

Tragedy on the streets this morning:

A cyclist was struck and killed this morning by a streetcar on Spadina Ave.

The accident occurred around 7:30 a.m. near the intersection of Spadina and Lake Shore Blvd. W.

The male cyclist, in his 60s, was declared dead at the scene, Const. Hugh Smith said.

This was the city’s 36th traffic fatality and the second cyclist fatality of 2010.

Smith called the collision “completely preventable.”

Read the full story at TheStar.com and The Globe and Mail

[photos from the Globe and the Star]