A 37-year-old Kalamazoo resident was hospitalized with life-threatening injuries after a bicycle crash late Saturday night in Kalamazoo Township, according to police. The collision happened around 11:30 p.m. on West Main Street, sending the bicyclist to the hospital in critical condition as investigators work to piece together what led to the crash.
The crash occurred near the intersection of Turwill Avenue, according to mlive.com, though a separate report from woodtv.com identified the location as West Main Street near Turwill Lane. Kalamazoo Township police confirmed the bicyclist was taken to the hospital with life-threatening injuries, as first reported by FOX 17 West Michigan News. The driver of the vehicle remained at the scene and is cooperating with the investigation, mlive.com reported.
Cause of Crash Still Unknown
Surrounding agencies assisted at the scene, according to FOX 17's reporting, though the cause of the crash has not been determined. The incident remains under active investigation, and details about what led to it were not immediately available, per the same mlive.com account.
Anyone who witnessed the crash or has surveillance footage is asked to contact Kalamazoo Township police at 269-567-7523 or Silent Observer at 269-343-2100, mlive.com reported.
Part of a Troubling Statewide Pattern
The crash lands amid a documented rise in bicyclist deaths across Michigan. Statewide, bicyclist fatalities jumped 21%, climbing from 29 deaths in 2024 to 35 in 2025, according to Michigan State Police crash data cited by woodtv.com. Andy Rohrer of the League of Michigan Bicyclists pointed to distracted driving and the size and shape of newer vehicles as factors that can worsen the severity of crashes involving cyclists, the station reported.
Kalamazoo itself has seen a steady climb in bicycle-related crashes. City data shows 292 bicycle-related crashes from 2015 through May 2025, not including 2020 and 2021 due to incomplete data, according to wwmt.com. The city logged 41 such crashes in 2024 alone, the highest total in the past decade, and more than 70% of those crashes resulted in injuries, the station reported. In response, Kalamazoo launched a pilot program using smart traffic signals designed to distinguish between pedestrians, bicycles and cars and provide real-time intersection data, per wwmt.com.
Other Recent Crashes in the Area
Saturday's crash is not an isolated incident in the region. A bicyclist was hospitalized after a separate crash shut down the intersection of East Main Street and East Michigan Avenue in Kalamazoo, with the extent of that rider's injuries unknown at the time, wwmt.com reported. In Galesburg, Kalamazoo County Sheriff's Office deputies said a driver suspected of being drunk and speeding struck a woman riding her bicycle on West Michigan Avenue near South Grant Street, according to arcwestmichigan.com.
The region has also grappled with far graver tragedies involving cyclists. On June 7, 2016, nine cyclists were struck by a pickup truck on Westnedge Avenue in Cooper Township, killing five and injuring several others, according to wwmt.com's reporting. No update on the condition of the bicyclist hurt Saturday has been released, and police have not said what caused the crash as the investigation continues.
