Cyclist killed after colliding with a car was an 'all-round great guy'

A cyclist who died after colliding with a car in Sydney's eastern suburbs was engaged to be married, and has been hailed as an 'all round great guy' by former colleagues.

Nicholas Ruygrok, 25, was killed while riding with a group near the Fitzgerald and Walsh avenue intersection, in Maroubra when he collided with a car after 6.30am.

Paramedics worked to save him but he was unable to be revived and died at the scene on Fitzgerald Avenue.

Police and cyclists at the scene of the fatal collision. Source: 7 News.

Mr Ruygrok was engaged to be married to Verity Zoerner.

He was on an organised ride with the Dulwich Hill Bicycle Club when he was involved in the collision with the car.

A witness called triple zero immediately after the accident near Fitzgerald Avenue's intersection with Walsh Avenue and reported a cyclist lying unconscious on the road.

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The crash occurred near Fitzgerald Avenue's intersection with Walsh Avenue, outside the Champagnat Catholic College Pagewood.

The president of the Dulwich Hill Bicycle Club, Douglas Kirkham, said members were on their regular Wednesday morning ride to La Perouse when the crash occurred, The Sydney Morning Herald reported.

Nicholas Ruygrok was cycling with the Dulwich Hill Bicycle Club when the crash occured. Source: Facebook.

"Our thoughts are with the rider's family and friends, and all involved in this terrible incident," Mr Kirkham told the newspaper.

The president also said the other riders are devastated and "it's still quite raw".

A witness called triple zero immediately after the accident and reported a cyclist lying unconscious on the road.

The driver of the car was uninjured and will undergo mandatory drug and alcohol testing, police say.

Police inspecting a vehicle at the scene of the fatal collision. Source: 7 News.

Mr Ruygrok was a staffer of Coogee MP Bruce Notley-Smith’s office until April when he moved up as adviser and parliamentary liaison officer for the Attorney General Gabrielle Upton.

“Early this morning my good friend, former staff member and just all round great guy Nicholas Ruygrok was tragically killed in a cycling accident," Notley-Smith wrote on his Facebook page.

“Nick was an amazingly talented, hard working and loyal member of the Coogee Team and quickly earned the respect and friendship of so many colleagues in the Parliament of NSW.

“We are all absolutely devastated. Our thoughts are with his fiancé Verity and his family at this time of immeasurable loss.”

Dulwich Hill is one of the oldest cycling clubs in Australia and released a statement on Facebook saying that "their thoughts are with the deceased rider's family" and noted they would co-operate with the police investigation.

"The club will offer whatever assistance possible at this terrible time."

Officers from the Eastern Beaches Local Area Command cordoned off the area during their investigation, closing roads between the intersection of Fitzgerald Avenue and Bunnerong Road; Fitzgerald Avenue and Wild Street; and the intersection of Donovan Avenue and Walsh Avenue.

Anyone with any more information on the crash is being urged to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.