Genesee Sun

Woman Riding Bicycle Struck by Truck, Mercy Flighted to Hospital

LIMA — A pickup truck struck a woman riding a bicycle on Route 5 & 20 where the victim was then Mercy Flighted to Strong Memorial Hospital with serious injuries.

According to authorities on scene the accident occurred around 6 p.m. in dark conditions, with temperatures in the teens. The driver of the pickup truck left the scene of the accident and was later located, it is not know at this time if he knew he struck the bicyclist at the time of the accident

Traffic was still being rerouted at 9 p.m. due to an accident reconstruction team trying to establish what caused the accident.

Check back later to the GeneseeSun.com for an update on the condition of the victim.