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A cyclist was taken to hospital Thursday after being struck by a vehicle in Cobourg.
Police say the collision happened Sept. 10 at Burnham Street and Elgin Street West. A witness reported the woman entered a crosswalk without dismounting from her bicycle.
Police say a vehicle turning right on a red light then struck the bicycle, knocking the cyclist to the ground.
Cobourg police, firefighters and Northumberland paramedics responded. The woman was taken to hospital with head and wrist injuries.
Police say the cyclist was issued a Provincial Offence Notice and charged under the Highway Traffic Act for riding a bicycle across a roadway within a crosswalk.
(Richard Evans)
