A truck driver has been charged over the death of a Canberra cyclist after a crash on the NSW-ACT border on Saturday, police say.

The cyclist, a 49-year-old New Zealand national who lived in Canberra, died at the scene after the accident on the Federal Highway at Sutton about 8.15am, Saturday.

"A 49-year-old man rode his push bike along the breakdown lane in a southerly direction. At the same time a 38-year-old Sydney man drove a pantech truck in the same direction. Police allege the truck veered into the breakdown lane colliding with the cyclist, resulting in the cyclist sustaining critical injuries where he passed away at the scene," police said in a statement.

A cyclist has died after being hit by a truck on Federal Highway, going towards Canberra. Credit:Jamila Toderas

"The driver of the truck, a 38-year-old man, wasn’t injured but was taken to Queanbeyan Hospital for mandatory testing.