Medics called after car vs bicycle crash on SR-78 onramp in Vista

Publish Date: 2023/07/20

SAN DIEGO COUNTY, CA — Authorities responded to a crash involving a cyclist and a passenger car Thursday afternoon on a State Route 78 entrance ramp in Vista, reports the California Highway Patrol.

The incident occurred on the Vista Village Drive onramp to SR-78 eastbound. Dispatchers first received the call shortly before 2:18 p.m.

Very few details have been made available, but officials say a bicyclist and a driver in a silver Toyota were involved in a crash near the start of the ramp.

The ramp’s left lane was reported blocked in the immediate aftermath.

It remains unclear whether the cyclist or anyone else was seriously injured, but an ambulance was requested at the scene.

This blog will be updated as more information is disclosed.

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