Traffic & Transit
Bicyclist Struck By Vehicle, Hospitalized Via LifeStar: Meriden Police
A portion of East Main Street in Meriden is closed while police investigate the crash, according to officials.
MERIDEN, CT — A bicyclist was hospitalized via LifeStar after being struck by a vehicle Friday afternoon in Meriden, according to police.
The accident happened around 4 p.m. on East Main Street, according to Lt. Darrin McKay.
The male victim was conscious, but was “obviously injured and incoherent,” McKay said in an email. The victim had what appeared to be head trauma and multiple other injuries and LifeStar was summoned, according to McKay.
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McKay said LifeStar eventually landed on the Meriden Green and the victim was flown to an area trauma unit.
East Main Street is closed from St. Casimir Drive to Norwood Street and is expected to remain closed for about three hours while the Accident Investigation Unit investigates, according to McKay.
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