Cyclist dies after crash in Auckland suburb of Stanley Point

The scene of the crash at Stanley Point.

• A cyclist has died after a crash on Calliope Rd, Stanley Point, on Friday.
• Police reported no other vehicles were involved in the incident.
• Condolences were extended to the cyclist’s family and friends by the police.

A cyclist has died after receiving critical injuries from a crash in the Auckland suburb of Stanley Point last week.

The crash, on Calliope Rd, was reported to police at 10.30am on Friday.

Police said today there were no other vehicles involved.

The cyclist received critical injuries in the crash and died in hospital.

Police extended condolences to the person’s family and friends.

Social media posts said the cyclist was an adult male from the North Shore, but was not local to the Stanley Point/Devonport area.

One woman said when she passed the accident scene there were a few people huddled over a body, and 20 minutes later seven police cars, a fire truck, and three other emergency vehicles were there.

More police arrived at the scene over the following 10 minutes, she said.

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