A College Point man was killed while cycling through Corona when a motorist opened his car door without checking to see if anyone was approaching his vehicle on Monday evening.

Police say Cristian Villiafuerte Vazquez, 26, of 126th Street, was riding a Citi Bike northbound on 108th Street near 38th Avenue just after 6:30 p.m. when he was "doored" by the 25-year-old driver of a 2014 BMW 3201 who had just parked near the intersection. The impact of the collision ejected the victim from the e-bike onto the roadway.

Police from the 115th Precinct responded to a 911 call of a motor vehicle collision involving a cyclist at the location where they found Vazquez had sustained severe head trauma. EMS rushed him to Elmhurst Hospital, where he was pronounced dead a short while later, police said. T

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