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Volu me 105 Issue 88
Bicyclist struck by vehicle near campus
DOYLE MOELLER KA LEO HAWAI‘I
The victim’s bicycle, s h o w n here, was trapped beneath the Ford F-150 after the collison. I AN NAWALINSKI Staff Writer A bicyclist was involved in a car accident on the corner of University Avenue and South King Street Monday afternoon. A Ford F-150 pulling out of University Avenue struck a cyclist heading northbound toward the UHM campus. The victim was pinned beneath the truck. HPD officials have identified the victim as an 86 -year-old man, who was treated on the scene for
critical injuries. Paramedics used cardiopulmonary resuscitation, an emergency procedure that is performed on a person in cardiac arrest. Police reported the man was taken to a nearby hospital but would not comment on his immediate condition. The driver of the truck was in custody for questioning, but was not believed to be intoxicated at the time. At 1:25 p.m., nearly a dozen officials from HPD and HFD responded to the scene on the corner across the street from Puck’s
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Alley. Traffic headed northbound on University Avenue slowed to a crawl as vehicles were redirected. A tow truck assisted with emergency efforts. The man’s bike was trapped beneath the pick-up and required a lift to remove it. The victim was reportedly not wearing a helmet when he was struck. The accident occurred less than a mile from the UHM campus, which was recently named one of the top bike-friendly schools in the country.
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Police and firefighters responded to a collision between a bicycle and a truck that occurred at approximately 1:15 p.m. Monday.
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