Witnesses: Cyclist was run over by cement truck
PORTLAND, Ore. - A bicyclist died Thursday in a collision with a loaded cement truck in downtown Portland.
The accident happened about 1:15 p.m. Thursday near the corner of West Burnside Street and 14th Avenue. Witnesses say the truck and cyclist, described as a young female, were both waiting for a light to change at the corner.
When the signal changed, the truck began to turn right onto Burnside and struck the cyclist, who was crossing the street. She was pronounced dead at the scene.
Police closed West Burnside Street in both directions between 12th and 15th Avenue while they worked at the scene of the incident.
The identities of the cyclist and truck driver have not been released.
The accident happened about 1:15 p.m. Thursday near the corner of West Burnside Street and 14th Avenue. Witnesses say the truck and cyclist, described as a young female, were both waiting for a light to change at the corner.
When the signal changed, the truck began to turn right onto Burnside and struck the cyclist, who was crossing the street. She was pronounced dead at the scene.
Police closed West Burnside Street in both directions between 12th and 15th Avenue while they worked at the scene of the incident.
The identities of the cyclist and truck driver have not been released.