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SIU invokes mandate after cyclist struck by police cruiser in Scarborough

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SIU called in after cyclist struck by police cruiser in Scarborough
WATCH: A cyclist is in hospital with serious injuries to the head and upper torso after a collision with a Toronto police cruiser on Kennedy Road early Tuesday morning. The province's Special Investigations Unit is investigating – Jul 26, 2016

TORONTO – Ontario’s police watchdog is investigating a crash involving a police cruiser and a bicycle in Toronto.

The Special Investigations Unit says a 39-year-old man was riding his bike in Toronto’s east end late Monday night when his bicycle and a police car collided in an intersection.

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Investigators say the man was taken to hospital with several fractures.

They’re asking anyone who may have seen the crash to come forward.

The SIU is an arm’s-length agency that investigates reports of death, serious injury or allegations of sexual assault where police were involved.

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