UPDATE 9:39 a.m.: Eureka Police spokesperson, Brittany Powell, said that the bicyclist had moderate injuries.
UPDATE 8:23 a.m.: Eureka Police tweeted:
Vehicle versus Bicyclist at 4th and E. Bicyclist transported to the hospital. #safetweets pic.twitter.com/1GtY0qibms
— Eureka Police (@Eureka_Police) January 8, 2015
UPDATE 8:03 a.m.: Our reporter on the scene of the accident, Hank Sims, talked with the driver of the vehicle. The driver said that he was crossing Fourth on E Street with a green light when two bicyclists came whizzing through the red. The driver said he struck one of the bicyclists.
Eureka Police marked the location of the bicycle.
A vehicle vs bicycle accident temporarily shut down Fourth St. in Eureka this morning a little before 8 a.m. due to a collision between a vehicle and a bicyclist. An ambulance was on the scene.
Vehicle involved in the accident.