Bicyclist Seriously Injured in Ithaca Accident

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A man was airlifted to a regional trauma center after crashing his bicycle in the 500 block of East Buffalo Street in Ithaca and going unconscious.

The accident happened at around 1:30 Wednesday afternoon when the man reportedly struck a pothole, which caused him to lose control of the Ithaca Bikeshare E-Bike he was riding. The unidentified man struck the pavement head-first and suffered what police say was a traumatic injury to his head and face.

No other information was released by Ithaca Police.

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