ITHACA, NY (607NewsNow) – One person is in the hospital after an accident in Ithaca.

On May 4, authorities responded to the 500 block of South Meadow Street for a report of an accident between a car and a bicycle with injuries.

According to the Ithaca Police Department, a cyclist was riding south on a sidewalk when they lost control and fell into the northbound lane of South Meadow Street, where they were hit by an oncoming vehicle.

The rider was transported to Cayuga Medical Center by ambulance and then airlifted to a regional trauma center. No further information has been released, and the investigation is ongoing.

Anyone with information is asked to contact the Ithaca Police Department.

Police Dispatch: 607-272-3245
Police Administration: 607-272-9973
Police Tipline: 607-330-0000
Anonymous Email Tip Address: www.cityofithaca.org/ipdtips