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Cyclist hospitalized after being hit by garabage truck in Cambridge

Cyclist hospitalized after being hit by garbage truck in Cambridge

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — An electric bike rider was taken to the hospital with a serious injury after being hit by a garbage truck in Cambridge Thursday.

Cambridge police responded to Murdock and Prospects Street around 7:30 a.m. for the reported collision, a department spokesperson told Boston 25 News,

Responding officers found the cyclist suffering from a serious leg wound and rushed him to a nearby hospital. The cyclist’s injuries are non-life-threatening, police say.

The trash truck was pulling out onto Hampshire Street when the crash happened.

The road was closed while officials responded.

A Boston 25 News crew captured damage to the front end of the garbage truck.

The crash remains under investigation.

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