Bicyclist Hit By Car, Hospitalized In Franklin

FRANKLIN, NJ — A bicyclist was hospitalized with serious injuries after being hit by a car on Saturday afternoon, Franklin Township Police report.

At 2:35 p.m., a 2018 Nissan Rouge was driving west on Bennington Parkway when it collided with a 17-year-old male bicyclist at the intersection of Central Avenue in Franklin, police report.

The bicyclist was transported to a local area trauma center with serious head injuries. The Nissan was driven by Dipen Patel, 33, from North Brunswick, police report.

Following the crash, the road was was shut down and an investigation was initiated by the Franklin Township Police Department’s Traffic Safety Bureau. The factors that contributed to the crash are currently under investigation, police report.

Anyone with information is asked to contact Cpl. Michael Deutchman of the Franklin Township Police Department’s Traffic Safety Bureau at 732-873-5533 extension 3110 or michael.deutchman@franklinnj.gov.

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