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RCMP have charged an Ottawa taxi driver with speeding in connection with the Dec. 7 death of a cyclist who died after he was struck on the Sir John A. Macdonald Parkway.

The Mounties said Friday that Radwan Hussein was charged with travelling at 94 km/h in a 60 km/h zone in the collision near Lemieux Island. Police released no further information on Hussein.

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“The taxi had a green light, but the cyclist also contributed to the collision by disobeying the red light, and not wearing reflective clothing, as well as wearing ear buds in his ears,” the National Division media office said.

The victim was identified as Junfeng Wu, 40, of Ottawa.

First responders were called to the crash near Onigam Street, which leads to Bell and Lemieux islands, at 6:46 a.m. Sunrise on Dec. 7, 2018 was at 7:28 a.m.

Paramedics said Wu was pronounced dead at 7:08 a.m.

There have been an average of two fatal bike collisions a year in Ottawa since 2003, according to Bike Ottawa.

The group also said nearly 12,000 Ottawa residents cycle to work regularly.

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