ALBUQUERQUE, NM – A person riding a bicycle was hospitalized after being hit by a vehicle in Albuquerque Wednesday night, according to KRQE.
Police responded to the scene in the vicinity of Truchas Drive and Burlison Drive in northeast Albuquerque. The bicyclist was critically injured and was rushed to University of New Mexico Hospital. There was no immediate word on the circumstances that led to the collision.
Police closed off the scene to traffic during the crash investigation.
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