Car Veers Into Water, Hits Bicyclist In Long Island Accident: Police

A Long Island accident has left one injured when his bicycle was hit by a woman’s car before driving into the water, police said.

A man was injured in a crash in Massapequa after a car hit his bicycle and then swerved into a nearby body of water, police reported.
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Sophie Grieser

07/14/2023 3:00 p.m.

It happened on Thursday, July 13 at approximately 9:50 a.m. in Massapequa, according to Nassau County Police.

A 70-year-old man was riding his bicycle, crossing south on North Linden Street, when he was hit by a 2022 grey Buick suburban.

The SUV was traveling east on North Linden Street. After striking the bicyclist, the car swerved off the road into a small body of water nearby, police said.

Authorities reported that the Buick driver, a 74-year-old woman, stayed at the scene.

The bicyclist was taken to a nearby hospital for treatment of his minor injuries.

This incident is still being investigated, and no other information has been released.

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