A cyclist is dead after a serious collision in downtown Winnipeg.

In an updated release, Winnipeg Police say, "At 1:45 p.m., on June 4, 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. The cyclist was a female in her 50’s."

The intersection of Higgins and King Street was closed for most of the afternoon to investigate the collision.