A woman suffered life-threatening injuries Tuesday after she was struck by a bicyclist near Boston University, triggering a large emergency response that snarled traffic in the area for hours. The collision happened at the intersection of Commonwealth Avenue and St. Mary's Street, one of the busiest crossings on the edge of campus.
According to WCVB, police said the woman was struck by a bicyclist near Boston University and suffered life-threatening injuries. She was taken to a hospital, police said. The bicyclist was also hospitalized, though with injuries not considered life-threatening, according to police.
Campus Alert Warned of Lingering Delays
Boston University issued a campus alert about the large emergency response at the intersection, the station's report notes. The alert warned that traffic could be affected for several hours as crews worked the scene, a disruption likely felt by students, commuters, and drivers navigating that stretch of Commonwealth Avenue.
The crash remains under investigation, per the same account. No further details on how the collision unfolded have been released.
A Corridor Already Facing Scrutiny
Commonwealth Avenue has drawn attention for its mix of car, bike, and foot traffic near the BU campus. A City of Boston participatory-budgeting proposal has floated ideas for Back Bay, according to participate.boston.gov. It is not clear whether any of those ideas have been approved or funded.
For now, the extent of Tuesday's injuries and the outcome of the investigation remain the central unanswered questions in a crash that briefly turned one of the city's busiest academic corridors into the scene of a major emergency response.
