Wrong-Way Citi Bike Rider Critically Injured in Collision Near Central Park
A 27-year-old cyclist was critically injured after colliding with another rider while traveling the wrong way on Central Park North.
A wrong-way Citi Bike rider was left clinging to life after a head-on collision near Central Park on Wednesday evening, according to authorities. The incident occurred around 7:45 p.m. on Central Park North near Malcolm X Boulevard.
The 27-year-old Citi Bike rider was traveling west in the eastbound lane when he struck a 20-year-old man on an Amyet bike. The impact threw both individuals from their bicycles.
Emergency services transported both riders to Mount Sinai Morningside hospital. The 27-year-old Citi Bike rider sustained head trauma and was listed in critical condition. The younger cyclist suffered head and body trauma and was in stable condition.
The collision occurred less than 24 hours after another e-bike rider was critically injured in a hit-and-run incident in Brooklyn. That incident involved a 33-year-old rider being struck by a white 2026 Hyundai Elantra on Nostrand Avenue near Atlantic Avenue in Crown Heights. The driver of the Elantra fled the scene and had not been apprehended as of Thursday.