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Cyclist Hit by Express Bus in Union Square
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John Del Signore
Published May 13, 2010
Modified May 13, 2010
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John Del Signore
Published May 13, 2010
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[UPDATE BELOW] This is the scene from what looks to be a serious collision between a cyclist and a bus in Union Square about 4 p.m. today. One tipster whose office overlooks the scene writes:
I swear I'm not a news vigilante but.... about 10 minutes ago, in my office just above this intersection, we heard a very loud crunch followed but MANY screams. Looks like a cyclist got run over in the middle of the intersection by the MTA bus that parks right outside 853 Broadway. Bike was completely missing the front wheel in the aftermath.
Thank God, the girl who got hit had a helmet on and is conscious—we've seen her moving her arm around as they loaded her into the stretcher. Meds had to cut off her clothes so the cops had sheets up from there on. Looks like her leg or hip got run over, lots of blood. Ugh. VERY prompt response by police and ambulance though.
Another tipster writes that it was a male cyclist struck, and that there was "no clean up of blood that was all over the street, they just opened back up traffic.... gross." We'll update when/if we get more details from the NYPD and MTA.
UPDATE 4:55 p.m.: A NYC Transit spokesperson tells us, "Details are under investigation but we have been told that at approximately 4 p.m. this afternoon, an X1 express bus came in contact with a cyclist on Broadway between 13th & 14th St. We understand the cyclist was knocked clear of the bus and removed to an area hospital with what appear to be non life-threatening injuries."
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John Del Signore
Originally from the Albany area, John Del Signore has called NYC home since 1995. In addition to his thousands of meticulously-crafted bespoke blog posts for Gothamist, his writing has also been published in The Awl, Deadspin, The Nervous Breakdown, and performed at The Brick Theater in Brooklyn.
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