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Updated: School Bus Was In Reverse When It Killed Cyclist In LES
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Ben Muessig
Published Jan 6, 2010
Modified Jan 6, 2010
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The female cyclist who died on Delancey Street yesterday hit a pothole and fell behind a school bus, which then backed over her, NY1 reports. The victim was thrown from her bike near the corner of Ludlow Street at around 4:30 pm and happened to land directly behind the bus, according to a witness.
"She was just trying to get away from the school bus and the school bus just kept driving, and it was getting closer and closer to her. And everybody's screaming at him, 'There's somebody behind you!'" the onlooker said. Police don't intend to press charges against the driver of the Atlantic Express bus at this time.
According to the Lo-Down, the incident occurred in an east-bound lane on a stretch of Delancey Street just a few blocks away from the entrance to the Williamsburg Bridge. Streetsblog spoke with cycling activist and Adopt-a-Bike-Lane coordinator Marin Tockman, whose group has been pushing for the installation of a bike lane on the street. "This is tragic news — no one should risk his or her life to get to and from the most popular bridge for biking in the country," Tockman said. "We can only hope that in the wake of such sad news that our city officials do something to improve this essential corridor."
Update: This post has been updated to include a gripping photograph from Flickr user CS Muncy.
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