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TORONTO — The cyclist killed by a truck in the city’s east end Wednesday morning has been identified.

Christine Crosbie, a former TV journalist and current communications manager at OCAD University, said the cyclist was her husband, Douglas Crosbie.

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“Many of you know that our beloved Douglas Crosbie was killed yesterday morning riding his bike to work,” she wrote in a Facebook post on Thursday. “It’s hard to capture what a wonderful friend, dad and partner we lost, three weeks before our 25th wedding anniversary. He was unfailingly supportive, smart, thoughtful and a great role model for our kids. He was my rock.”

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The incident took place around 8:10 a.m. at the intersection of Dundas St. E. and Jones Ave. Crosbie, 54, was hit by a cube truck making a right-hand turn on to Jones.

He was taken to hospital with life-threatening injuries, but later died, Toronto Police Const. Allyson Douglas-Cook said.