A 34-year-old woman jogging through Central Park was hospitalized with critical injuries after being struck by a bicyclist Wednesday, police sources said.
The victim was jogging in the traffic lane on the West Drive near W. 66th St. just before 8 a.m. when a 50-year-old man riding a bike slammed into her, cops said.
The woman was rushed to an area hospital, where she was listed in critical condition.
The bicyclist remained at the scene. No charges were immediately filed.
Space for pedestrians, cyclists and others using the park’s drive at the crash scene was narrowed because of preparations for the New York City Marathon on Nov. 6. Workers are building reviewing stands and other marathon facilities in the area.
Cops are investigating if this re-routing of bicycle and pedestrian traffic could have sparked the crash, police sources said.
