Two people suffered traumatic injuries Tuesday in two separate incidents involving electric bikes, according to San Diego police.
In one crash, a 56-year-old woman riding an e-bike was gravely injured when she collided with a pickup truck on a Gaslamp Quarter street.
E-bikes in San Diego
Just prior to the incident around 11 a.m., the woman was ready to head west but was stopped in traffic in the 500 block of Market Street. At the same time, a 58-year-old man driving a 2006 Chevrolet Silverado was idling nearby, also waiting for the light to change. When it did, the truck and the e-biker headed west onto the 400 block of Market, then the pickup sideswiped her, according to SDPD.
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An ambulance took the woman to the hospital for treatment of life-threatening injuries, according to San Diego Police Officer David O'Brien.
The Silverado driver remained at the scene and cooperated with the investigation after the incident, police said.
In another accident involving an e-bike Tuesday, a 32-year-old man was riding one in the 4200 block of Nordica Avenue in the Shelltown neighborhood of San Diego when he hit the rear bumper of a 2006 Ford F-150 around 5 p.m.
The man flew off his e-bike and was seriously injured, according to San Diego police. He, too, was brought to an area hospital after the wreck.
Anybody with information about the Shelltown crash is being urged to call San Diego police. Tips can be called in anonymously to Crime Stoppers at 888-580-8477.
City News Service contributed to this report — Ed.
