Woman riding bicycle hit by sanitation truck in Bushwick, Brooklyn
BUSHWICK, Brooklyn (WABC) -- A woman riding her bike was struck Wednesday by a sanitation truck that never stopped in Brooklyn.
The 25-year-old bicyclist is in critical but stable condition at Brookdale University Hospital.
She was hit by a city sanitation truck around 8:30 p.m. on Evergreen Avenue at the corner of Menahan Street in Bushwick.
Evergreen Avenue is a tight street with its bike lane exposed to traffic. A few years ago, a similar accident took place on Evergreen just a few blocks down.
The driver of the sanitation truck never stopped, police said.
Police tracked down the damaged vehicle to a garage on Varick Avenue.
They also tracked down the driver and a passenger
Police interviewed them to find out if they were even aware that they hit someone.
The victim suffered a broken clavicle and an open wound to her right arm.
----------
