Bike Rider Seriously Injured In Head-On Crash With Vehicle

SAN DIEGO, CA — A 30-year-old man received serious injuries when a vehicle hit him head-on while he was riding a mountain bicycle in the San Ysidro neighborhood, the San Diego Police Department said Thursday.

At 5:41 p.m. Wednesday, a 20-year-old man driving a 1996 Honda Accord was going northbound on 200 Willow Road, according to SDPD Officer John Buttle. A bicycle rider going southbound on the east sidewalk of 200 Willow Road rode off the sidewalk and into the northbound lane. The Honda hit the bicycle head-on.

The bike rider suffered an open right femur fracture, a fractured hand, a laceration above the right eye, a concussion and two teeth were knocked out, the officer said. The Honda driver and his passengers were not injured.

SDPD Traffic Division officer responded to investigate the collision.

— City News Service