One Dead in Bicycle Accident on Los Coyotes Diagonal [Long Beach, CA]

One Fatally Injured in Bicycle Accident in Long Beach

 
LONG BEACH, CA (September 9, 2019) – One person died after a bicycle accident on Los Coyotes Diagonal in Long Beach on Thursday, September 5.
 
The man, an 82-year-old Long Beach resident, rode his bicycle eastbound across the left lane of northbound Los Coyotes Diagonal north of Stearns Street. Then a car traveling northbound just before noon struck him, police stated.
 
 
Long Beach paramedics treated the man on scene before transporting him to a hospital in critical condition. He succumbed to his injuries at the hospital Saturday, Sept. 7.
 
His identity was not released by authorities pending notification of his loved ones.
 
The driver, a 19-year-old Los Angeles man, stayed on scene and cooperated with the investigation. He had a valid driver’s license and was not impaired or distracted when the crash happened, police said.

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We at Sweet Lawyers offer our heartfelt condolences to the family and friends of the deceased victim. Our thoughts and prayers are with them during this trying time. May he rest in peace.

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