The bicyclist was found unconscious and was taken to hospital for treatment of a possible head injury.
San Jose, CA. – A bicyclist was injured in a collision in San Jose on Tuesday night.
According to local police, the accident happened around 9:12 p.m. near Locust Street and Floyd Street, according to the California Highway Patrol.
A female bicyclist was struck by a metro bus in unclear circumstances.
The bicyclist was found unconscious and was taken to hospital for treatment of a possible head injury.
More details about the accident were not released.
An investigation into the accident is ongoing.
Between 2021 and 2023, the total number of fatal and injury collision victims in San Jose increased overall. In 2021, San Jose reported 2,745 victims killed or injured in serious crashes. That total rose to 3,036 in 2022 and further to 3,294 in 2023, according to OTS city rankings, indicating a multi-year increase in reported serious collisions. Several subcategories also shifted. Alcohol-involved victim counts remained high, rising from 361 in 2022 to 377 in 2023, and motorcycle victims nearly doubled from 36 to 69 over the same period. Pedestrian victim counts stayed relatively stable while bicyclist counts increased. Speed-related collision victims increased from 496 to 642, and hit-and-run victims from 283 to 318 between 2022 and 2023. These trends reflect growing serious crash exposure in San Jose, even as local safety initiatives target high-injury streets.
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