An investigation is underway after police say a bicyclist was struck and killed by a vehicle in Fairmount Park Tuesday morning.

What we know:

On Tuesday at around 9:52 a.m., police say a fatal vehicle and bicycle crash occurred on the 1600 block of Belmont Avenue.

According to preliminary details, police say a black Dodge Charger and a black Chrysler were traveling north on Belmont Avenue at a high rate of speed as they approached Avenue of the Republic.

Then, police say a bicyclist was traveling east on Avenue of the Republic when he was struck by one of the vehicles.

The victim was ejected onto the road due to the impact.

Medics transported him to Penn Presbyterian Medical Center in critical condition where he later succumbed to his injuries and was pronounced dead at 10:24 a.m.

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