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A cyclist has been taken to hospital with life-threatening injuries after he struck a curb in downtown Halifax on Tuesday.

Around noon, Halifax Regional Police responded to an injured person in the 5700 block of Spring Garden Road, Const. John MacLeod said.

The cyclist, a 64-year-old man, had hit a curb, lost control and fell to the ground, MacLeod said. The man was taken to the hospital with life-threatening injuries.

The incident happened near the intersection of Spring Garden Road and South Park Street, where a new protected bike lane was recently installed. MacLeod couldn’t say if the cyclist hit part of the protected bike lane.

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