BICYCLIST STRUCK BY TROLLEY
East County News Service
August 26, 2014 (La Mesa)—A bicyclist was struck by a trolley Tuesday in La Mesa, suffering a serious injury to his leg.
Witnesses told La Mesa police that the cyclist was riding westbound on University Avenue at 12:42 p.m. when he rode between trolley arms that were lowered and ignored warning lights. The collision occurred at University and Spring Street.
The man was transported to Sharp Memorial Hospital with a serious leg injury. Trolley service was stopped for about 90 minutes due to the accident.