Traffic & Transit

Bicycle, Dump Truck, Collide In Rocky Hill

A cyclist was hurt after a crash involving a dump truck in Rocky Hill Tuesday.

A cyclist was hurt after a crash involving a dump truck in Rocky Hill Tuesday.
A cyclist was hurt after a crash involving a dump truck in Rocky Hill Tuesday. (Tim Jensen/Patch )

ROCKY HILL, CT — A dump truck collided with a cyclist Tuesday morning, leaving the person on the bicycle with serious injuries, authorities said.

The crash took place just before 9 a.m. on Dividend Road, police said.

The truck and and the cyclist were both heading south, authorities said.

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Because of the crash, Dividend Road was closed between Forest Street and Rachel Drive for about two hours, according to police alerts.

The cyclist was taken to an area hospital.

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