A cyclist was seriously hurt in a crash in Cambridge, Massachusetts, on Tuesday evening.
Cambridge police said the crash involved an electric bicycle and a station wagon on Gerry's Landing Road around 6:00 p.m. The victim, a 57-year-old Watertown woman, was rushed to Beth Israel Hospital with serious injuries following the collision.
The driver of the Volkswagen Golf Alltrack, a 75-year-old Somerville man, was not injured in the crash, police said.
Video from the scene showed a small scooter on the side of the road, near a grassy area. It's an offshoot of a very busy intersection in the city.
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According to a preliminary investigation, Cambridge police say the Volkswagen was northbound in the left lane while the bicyclist was crossing Gerry’s Landing Road, westbound in a marked crosswalk.
The station wagon and bicycle collided, causing the woman to be thrown from her bike.
Road closures were in effect for hours following the crash. As of 9 p.m., all lanes were open, state police said, confirming they were called in to assist local police.
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A woman who was riding her scooter Tuesday night told NBC10 Boston that her commute home has been much more dangerous this week since Daylight Saving Time kicked in.
“I think for most people who stop working at 5 oclock, this is the first week where we have to commute home primarily in the dark,” Ashley Calabrese said. “Lot of converging roads together where you have to make decision about the best path or where the safest path is across the roadway. And it’s really hard in the dark to see all that.”
Tuesday's crash remains under investigation by state and local police.
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