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#1 2010-03-31 14:26:33

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Airport & 16th St, 3/31/10 Bicyclist hit by vehicle, seriously injured

http://www.statesman.com/blogs/content/ … serio.html

Bicyclist hit by vehicle, seriously injured

By Claudia Grisales | Wednesday, March 31, 2010, 08:33 AM

A bicyclist is being treated for serious injuries at University Medical Center Brackenridge after being hit by a vehicle in East Austin this morning, according to an Austin police official.

The cyclist was hit near the intersection of Airport Boulevard and 16th Street before 5 a.m., Austin police Sgt. Keith Bazzle said.

It took about two hours to clear the scene, Bazzle said.

No other details about the bicyclist or the driver of the vehicle were released.

More report(s):
http://www.kxan.com/dpp/news/local/cycl … r-accident

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