Police Respond to Bike vs. Truck Accident at Rail Trail Crossing in Hellertown
Hellertown Police responded to an accident involving a bicyclist at the Water Street rail trail crossing adjacent to Water Street Park Friday afternoon.
Hellertown Police and others responded to an accident involving a bicyclist at the Water Street rail trail crossing adjacent to Water Street Park Friday afternoon.
According to an eyewitness, the male bicyclist who was struck did not appear to have been seriously injured in the accident that involved a grey GMC Denali 4-door pickup truck.
The man did appear to be shaken up after going underneath the truck, but refused transportation to a local hospital, she said.
It was not immediately clear if either party will be cited as a result of the accident, which occurred in an area where relatively high volumes of pedestrian and vehicular traffic often intersect.
Motorists are required to yield to pedestrians in the rail trail crosswalk on Water Street, and bicyclists are required to dismount their bikes before proceeding across Water Street.
Additional yellow signage that identifies the rail trail was recently installed to help draw attention to the trail crossing.
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