Bicyclist Hit By Vehicle Thursday Afternoon

Jul 28, 2016 at 03:27 pm by bryan


A bicyclist was hit by a vehicle around 3:00 o'clock Thursday (7/28/2016) afternoon. This occurred on the exit ramp coming off North Thompson Lane and going onto West College Street, beside New Vision Baptist Church.

Murfreesboro Police Sergeant Kyle Evans told NewsRadio WGNS that there was no FACT investigation (Fatal Accident Crash Team), which indicated there were no life-threatening injuries. However, as you can tell from this news photo from the scene, traffic was in gridlock on Thompson Lane for about an hour.

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Murfreesboro Police, first responders from Murfreesboro Fire and Rescue Department along with paramedics from the Rutherford County Emergency Medical Services were on-the-scene within minutes.

The injured bicyclist was taken to the ER at St. Thomas Rutherford Hospital, which was just a few blocks from the accident scene.

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