A man riding a bike died Thursday morning after colliding with a semi-truck at the intersection of Jefferson Avenue and Indiana Avenue in Riverside, according to police. The crash happened just before 10:30 a.m. when the truck was making a turn from Jefferson onto Indiana and its trailer struck the cyclist. The man died at the scene.
Riverside police officer Steven Espinosa told The Press-Enterprise that investigators had not yet determined which direction the cyclist was traveling before the crash, and that the exact circumstances of the collision remained unclear. The truck driver cooperated with investigators and stayed at the scene, and police found no signs of impairment. The driver was not injured in the crash, according to the same report.
Police also said no helmet was found at the scene and that the bike was not an e-bike, details noted as investigators worked to piece together what happened. Under California law, that absence of a helmet carries no legal weight for an adult rider: California Vehicle Code ยง 21212 requires helmets only for cyclists under 18, meaning adult riders are free to go without one, according to the City of Costa Mesa.
At the Intersection
The crash occurred at the intersection of Jefferson Avenue and Indiana Avenue, where the semi-truck was turning…