Six Bystanders and Police Lift Volkswagen Off 44-Year-Old E-Bike Rider in Pennsylvania
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Updated · Fox News · Sep 4
Six Bystanders and Police Lift Volkswagen Off 44-Year-Old E-Bike Rider in Pennsylvania
3 articles · Updated · Fox News · Sep 4
Summary
About six bystanders and Prospect Park police officers lifted a Volkswagen Beetle to free a 44-year-old woman pinned underneath after a Monday morning e-bike crash on Route 420.
Police Chief Dave Madonna said the woman was riding more than 20 mph without a helmet and appeared to be trying to overtake vehicles when she collided with the car at an intersection.
Bodycam and surveillance video showed rescuers rushing in; the woman survived but was taken to Lankenau Hospital for surgery on a broken collarbone and other broken bones.
The Volkswagen driver is not facing charges, while the e-bike rider could receive a traffic citation as police continue investigating.
Madonna later thanked the bystanders as heroes and said the crash underscored his concern about a rise in e-bike accidents.