A Scottsdale intersection was shut down Wednesday afternoon after a vehicle struck a bicyclist, leaving the rider hospitalized with injuries police describe as potentially life-threatening. The closure at Black Cross Road and Lone Mountain came as officers worked to investigate the scene, and drivers were urged to find another way around the area.
Police Shut Down Intersection During Investigation
According to a ScottsdalePD
traffic alert posted Wednesday afternoon, the intersection of Black Cross Road and Lone Mountain was closed while officers investigated a collision involving a vehicle and a bicyclist. The department said the cyclist was transported to the hospital with potentially life-threatening injuries. ScottsdalePD asked the public to use alternate routes while the investigation continued.
The department's post did not identify the cyclist or describe what led up to the crash, and it is not clear from the alert when the closure began or how long it was expected to last. ScottsdalePD serves as the official source for public safety updates in the city. Wednesday's alert flagged the collision as an active traffic incident.
A Pattern of Serious Bike Collisions in Scottsdale
Wednesday's crash is not the only serious vehicle-bicycle collision Scottsdale has seen this year. In April, a bicyclist was struck by a car and hospitalized with life-threatening injuries near 75th Street and Indian School Road, just east of Old Town, according to azfamily.com. In that incident, police said the cyclist rode through a red light at Indian School Road when they were hit by a car, and the driver stayed at the scene and cooperated with authorities.
Westbound Indian School Road was closed through the early morning hours after that crash and fully reopened around 7 a.m., the outlet reported. Scottsdale Police's Vehicle Crimes and Reconstruction Unit was investigating that collision when the report was published, per the same report. It is not known whether the same unit is handling Wednesday's investigation at Black Cross Road and Lone Mountain.
The cause of Wednesday's collision, along with any citations or the cyclist's current condition, has not been disclosed.
