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Elderly Pedestrian Critically Hurt In SF Castro District Bicycle Collision

SAN FRANCISCO (KCBS) - An elderly man was critically hurt crossing the street near the intersection of Castro and Market after a bicyclist ran a red light, San Francisco police said.

The light had just changed as a 73-year-old man stepped into the crosswalk and the bicyclist entered the intersection traveling downhill fast on the southbound side of Castro Street, said San Francisco Police Department Capt. Al Casciato.

KCBS' Tim Ryan Reports:

Casciato said the pedestrian was taken to the hospital in critical condition, and the male cyclist also had injuries that required hospitalization.

Early Thursday afternoon, police issued a statement saying the elderly pedestrian was in a non-life threatening condition.

"The bicyclist, we know, has some type of injuries to the shoulder and possibly head. I don't know if he had a helmet on at the time," Casciato said.

Both were taken by ambulance to San Francisco General Hospital.

The crash was reported to authorities at 8:09 a.m.

 

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