NEW HAVEN, Conn. — Police are investigating after a bicyclist was killed when struck by a car Tuesday afternoon.
Officers and firefighters responded just after 4 p.m. to reports of a pedestrian or bicyclist struck on South Frontage Road at York Street.
According to officials, the man is believed to be a Yale Law School student.
On Wednesday, New Haven PD identified the man as 25-year-old Keonho Lim of Medford, Massachusetts.
Lim was, in fact, attending Yale Law School as a member of the class of 2022, police confirmed in a release.
Police said a box truck was driving north on York Street toward South Frontage Road in the center of three lanes. The center lane is both a straight and right turn lane. The bicyclist was traveling in the same direction as the truck in the rightmost lane which is a right turn only lane.
As the truck began to turn right to get on to South Frontage, police say the bicyclist continued north on York Street and hit the passenger side of the vehicle.
An ambulance transported the victim to Yale-New Haven Hospital, where he was pronounced deceased. The truck driver stayed on the scene. The victim's name has not been released yet by police.
Officials say several streets were closed as police investigated the scene. The Connecticut State Police Truck Squad is helping New Haven in the investigation. The street has since reopened.
Witnesses to the crash are asked to contact the New Haven Police Department at 203-946-6316.
This is a developing story.