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Cyclist killed after being hit, dragged by car in Sydney's north

A group of cyclists sat in disbelief and shock on the side of the road after witnessing their 33-year-old riding partner get hit and killed by a car in Sydney’s Upper North Shore.

The cyclists were riding southbound on Mona Vale Road in Pymble around 10am on Sunday morning when the Toyota Corolla turned from the other side of the road.

The driver who hit the woman didn't immediately stop, dragging her several metres down the road.

The woman died at the scene after being hit and dragged by the car. Photo: 7 News
The woman died at the scene after being hit and dragged by the car. Photo: 7 News
Paramedics attended the scene but the woman could not be revived. Photo: 7 News
Paramedics attended the scene but the woman could not be revived. Photo: 7 News

David Petrikas saw the incident unfold and said it was “absolutely awful”.

“Cars are doing at least 70km an hour here. A car weighs a tonne and a half, a cyclist might weigh 60 or 80 kilos. Obviously if the two come together it's not going to end well for the cyclist,” he said.

A resident said there have been several accidents in the same spot over the past 18 months. Photo: 7 News
A resident said there have been several accidents in the same spot over the past 18 months. Photo: 7 News
The driver was drug and alcohol tested at the scene. Photo: 7 News
The driver was drug and alcohol tested at the scene. Photo: 7 News


“There have been a couple of accidents in the year and a half I’ve been here."

Paramedics and the CareFlight Rapid Response team did all they could to revive the woman, but she died at the scene.

Her death brings the number of cyclists killed on New South Wales roads this year to five, just as a police operation starts to keep people alive on the roads this Christmas.

The group of cyclists were in shock after witnessing the accident. Photo: 7 News
The group of cyclists were in shock after witnessing the accident. Photo: 7 News


Two people have been killed since Operation Safe Arrival began on Friday, bringing the NSW road toll to 375 for the year.

The 37-year-old driver has been tested for drugs and alcohol.

Crash investigators are now trying to work out how the accident happened.