According to the Sacramento Police Department, the wreck took place at 12th and C streets shortly before 3 p.m. March 10
Sacramento, CA – A vehicle collision with a bicycle rider at an intersection near the Mansion Flats neighborhood of Sacramento led to the death of a man on Tuesday afternoon.
According to the Sacramento Police Department, the wreck took place at 12th and C streets shortly before 3 p.m. March 10.
A preliminary investigation shows that a vehicle struck a man riding a bike at the intersection. Details on what led up to the accident were not immediately available.
Police and emergency crews responded to the scene and attended to the injured rider.
The bicyclist was then rushed to a hospital but he later succumbed to his injuries at the hospital. The man’s name and age were not available in the police report.
The driver reportedly stayed at the site of the collision and cooperated with law enforcement.
Whether impairment or speed were factors in the collision was not specified. There were no arrests announced in regards to the collision.
The crash led to the closure of the 12th and C streets intersection as authorities investigated the incident. There was no update on how long the closure would last.
The Sacramento Police Department is still investigating to determine how and why the accident occurred.
In 2023, Sacramento reported 4,214 victims killed or injured in collisions, ranking 2nd among similar large California cities, indicating a very high number of serious crashes compared with peers. Alcohol-involved collisions numbered 454, the highest in its group, and speed-related fatal and injury collisions were 745, also ranking 1st. Pedestrian and bicyclist injuries were significant, with 297 pedestrians and 237 bicyclists killed or injured, both ranking in the top quarter of peer cities. Nighttime and hit-and-run collisions were also common, with 438 nighttime and 581 hit-and-run collisions, ranking 2nd and 3rd, respectively. Sacramento logged 880 DUI arrests in 2023. In 2022, the city similarly had high OTS figures with 4,008 killed or injured and top rankings for alcohol and other serious crash categories, underscoring ongoing traffic safety challenges.
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