NYPD officials said the bus driver hit the man around 10:45 p.m. Tuesday while turning from East 149th Street onto Brook Avenue in Mott Haven. The cyclist was thrown from his bike and first responders pronounced him dead at the scene, according to police. Officials did not immediately release his identity as they worked to notify his family.

The NYPD said a cyclist is dead after being struck by an MTA bus in the Bronx on Tuesday night. The cyclist, a 57-year-old man, was pronounced dead at the scene. This incident is being investigated by the NYPD Highway Crash Investigators.

The victim, a 57-year-old man, was bicycling at East 149th Street and Brook Avenue in the Melrose section around 10:30 p.m. when the bus struck him, according to police.