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02-11-08, 09:11 PM
Another one.
Oregonian Story (http://blog.oregonlive.com/breakingnews/2008/02/cyclist_killed_by_trimet_bus_i.html) (just in case they update the story).
A bicyclist was killed in a crash involving a TriMet bus this afternoon in Beaverton, authorities said tonight.
The fatal collision happened about 4:45 p.m. on Farmington Road, as the westbound bus was making a stop just west of Murray Blvd, police and TriMet officials said. While police investigate, about four blocks of westbound Farmington Road from 142nd Avenue remain closed.
Few details have emerged from the scene. Sgt. Paul Wandell, a Beaverton Police spokesman, said it is unclear whether the bus hit the cyclist, who was described as a "young adult male."
There is a bike lane on Farmington Road, but it remains unclear if the cyclist was using the lane at the time of the collision, Wandell said.
The cyclist, who was wearing a helmet, died at the scene, he said.
The bus driver was 53-year-old woman who lives in Hillsboro and has 26 years of experience with TriMet, the transit agency said.
-- Joseph Rose; josephrose@news.oregonian.com
Oregonian Story (http://blog.oregonlive.com/breakingnews/2008/02/cyclist_killed_by_trimet_bus_i.html) (just in case they update the story).
A bicyclist was killed in a crash involving a TriMet bus this afternoon in Beaverton, authorities said tonight.
The fatal collision happened about 4:45 p.m. on Farmington Road, as the westbound bus was making a stop just west of Murray Blvd, police and TriMet officials said. While police investigate, about four blocks of westbound Farmington Road from 142nd Avenue remain closed.
Few details have emerged from the scene. Sgt. Paul Wandell, a Beaverton Police spokesman, said it is unclear whether the bus hit the cyclist, who was described as a "young adult male."
There is a bike lane on Farmington Road, but it remains unclear if the cyclist was using the lane at the time of the collision, Wandell said.
The cyclist, who was wearing a helmet, died at the scene, he said.
The bus driver was 53-year-old woman who lives in Hillsboro and has 26 years of experience with TriMet, the transit agency said.
-- Joseph Rose; josephrose@news.oregonian.com