An elderly cyclist has died after he crashed his bike when he was swooped by a magpie over the weekend.
According to 7 News:
The 76-year-old was riding a pushbike on an off-road path alongside Nicholson Park at Woonona, Wollongong, on Sunday morning when witnesses report he veered off to avoid a swooping magpie.
He collided with a fence post and was thrown to the ground, and suffered serious head injuries.
He was airlifted to St George Hospital in a critical condition and died in the evening.
An elderly man has died of head injuries after he was startled by a magpie and crashed his bicycle south of Sydney. #7NEWS https://t.co/s9FlgwMlRQ
— 7NEWS Australia (@7NewsAustralia) September 15, 2019
