Crime & Safety
Updated: Rider Down in Pacific Palisades
A helicopter was being used to airlift a man who fell off his bicycle. No vehicle was involved.
Updated at 9:24 p.m.
A man in his 70s, who was not wearing a helmet, was airlifted to a hospital after he seriously injured himself falling off his bicycle in Pacific Palisades, a police sergeant said.
The accident took place about 2:50 p.m. at 1267 N. Palisades Dr., according to fire department spokesman Brian Humphrey.
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“There was no vehicle involved,” said Los Angeles police Sgt. Clifton Frazier. “A man in his 70s fell of his bike and hit his head. He wasn’t wearing a helmet.”
Original reports indicated the man had been struck by a car.
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Frazier said the man was seriously injured.
A Los Angeles Fire Department helicopter airlifted the unidentified man to a hospital, Humphrey said. The LAFD copter landed at the nearby Santa Ynez Reservoir. The victim was last reported in critical condition, Humphrey added.
-City News Service
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