Crime & Safety
Update: Bicyclist Killed in Peninsula Crash
A section of Ralston Avenue is closed due to the investigation.
Update:
A bicyclist died in a crash in Belmont today, according to police.
The rider was headed east on Ralston Avenue toward Alameda de las Pulgas around 12:20 p.m. when he lost control of the bike and struck the center divider, according to Belmont police Chief Dan DeSmidt.
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Witness statements indicated there were no vehicles around at the time of the crash and the bicycle was the only one involved, DeSmidt said.
“We had some passing citizens that stopped and administered CPR, but it was unsuccessful,” DeSmidt said. “He died at the scene.”
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The victim was wearing a helmet at the time of the crash.
He has not yet been identified and the San Mateo County coroner was still on the scene removing the body as of around 3 p.m., according to DeSmidt.
Earlier:
San Mateo County coroner’s officials have been called to the scene of a crash involving a bicyclist in Belmont this afternoon.
The incident was reported in the vicinity of Ralston Avenue and Cipriani Boulevard at 12:26 p.m.
Belmont police said no cars were involved in the bicyclist crash.
Coroner’s officials will determine the cause of death for the bicyclist, whose name was not immediately being released.
Ralston Avenue remained closed this afternoon between Cipriani Boulevard and Alameda de las Pulgas, according to police.
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