Cyclist hospitalized after being hit by truck

A bicyclist was taken to Barton Memorial Hospital on Monday afternoon after being struck by a vehicle in Meyers.

According to the California Highway Patrol, the female cyclist did not sustain life-threatening injuries.

The Sept. 19 incident is under investigation to determine who was at fault. No one was cited at the scene.

“I witnessed the female bicyclist doing a complete head-over-heels cartwheel into the air after the collision,” a local resident told Lake Tahoe News. “The bicyclist was riding down the bike path toward Lake Tahoe Golf Course and the truck was turning onto Country Club from Highway 50.”

The names and hometowns of the people involved in the crash have not been released.

— Lake Tahoe News staff report