City Truck Driver Hits Bicyclist
CHICAGO (STMW) -- A city vehicle struck a bicyclist Wednesday afternoon in the North Center neighborhood.
The 20-year-old woman was riding a bicycle east on Cullom Avenue when she disobeyed a stop sign and was struck by a city truck traveling north on Lincoln Avenue, police News Affairs Officer Daniel O'Brien said.
The woman was taken in serious condition to Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center, police said.
The truck driver stayed on the scene, and no citations have been issued as of Wednesday night.
The police Major Accident Investigation Unit is investigating.
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