Man, 83, dies in charity ride crash

November 03, 2008 05:40am

AN 83-year-old man has died after crashing his bicycle during the Sydney to Wollongong charity bike ride.

Police said the man fell off his bike after his pedal clipped a traffic barrier on Lawrence Hargrave Drive, Thirroul about 12pm (AEDT) yesterday.

The Terrigal man suffered major head injuries, including multiple skull and facial fractures.

An off-duty paramedic and ambulance officers treated him at the scene.

He was taken to Wollongong Hospital, but died shortly before midnight with his family at his bedside