The man appears to have tried to pass a landscaping truck while heading west on Fairview Avenue when he was struck by an eastbound motorist around 7:40 a.m., Deputy Chief John Pierotti said.
He was rushed to HMH Hackensack University Medical Center with head trauma, Pierotti said.
The crash remains under investigation.
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