The cause of a fatal bicyclist-versus-motor vehicle accident on Monday is currently under investigation, Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond S. Santiago announced on Thursday.

The case background …

On Monday, Sept. 9, at 9:43 a.m., Marlboro police responded to a vehicle-versus-bicyclist crash that occurred on School Road East near Buckley Road in Marlboro.

The investigation revealed that a 74-year-old male was crossing School Road East from the Henry Hudson Trail on a Class 1 Electric Bicycle when the collision with a vehicle occurred.

The bicyclist was transported to Jersey Shore University Medical Center where he later succumbed to his injuries on Tuesday, Sept. 10.

An investigation involving members of the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office and the Marlboro Township Police Department remains ongoing.

Anyone with information regarding this matter is asked to contact Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office Sergeant Kristian DeVito at 800-533-7443 or Marlboro Township Police Officer Brandon Attardo at 732-536-0100.

— Edited press release from the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office

• Retro RFH Tower Players’ Fall Play Time
• In Memoriam: Little Silver-Raised Red Bank High School ’56 Grad, Ed Apy, 88
• Scene Around: RFH Tower Players’ Dressed & Set for ‘Nutcracker’
• Police Report: $2.2K Theft, Aggravated Assault, Weapons Possession, Terroristic Threats, Drug Possession, Fugitive from Justice, DWI, Disorderly, Criminal Mischief
• In Memoriam: Red Bank-Raised Longtime Rumsonite Ted Leddy, 87