Police have closed off Higgins Avenue between Princess Street and Main Street Tuesday afternoon.

Higgins Avenue has been closed between Princess Street and Main Street due to a serious motor vehicle collision involving a cyclist.

In a media release Winnipeg Police Servies says, "At 1:45 p.m., emergency personnel responded to the intersection of Higgins Avenue and King Street for the report of a motor vehicle collision involving a cyclist. Upon arrival, emergency personnel located the cyclist deceased."

 

All motorists are encouraged to find an alternate route until the road is cleared.

Higgins Avenue is still closed and is anticipated to be closed into the evening while members of the Traffic Collision Investigation Section remain on scene