"Two cyclists were medflighted after being struck by cars in two separate crashes in Gloucester and Norwood on Monday. In Gloucester, personnel from the police and fire departments responded to a report of a bicyclist being struck by a motor vehicle at 891 Washington St. around 9:25 a.m. The 63-year-old female cyclist was medflighted to an area hospital with serious injuries, according to Gloucester police. The driver was also transported to a local hospital for evaluation, police said."
"The 15-year-old cyclist, who was wearing a helmet, was transported via ambulance to the Norwood Airport and then medflighted to a hospital with nonlife-threatening injuries, police said. "She cut behind one car so the other driver couldn't see her, and she was knocked off of her bicycle. She was wearing a helmet, thankfully," Norwood Police Chief Christopher Padden told WCVB. "These kids on electric bikes and scooters are moving a lot faster than they used to be when they were driving regular bikes and scooters.""
Two separate crashes in Gloucester and Norwood on Monday morning resulted in both cyclists being medflighted to hospitals. At 891 Washington St. in Gloucester around 9:25 a.m., a 63-year-old female cyclist was struck by a motor vehicle and medflighted with serious injuries; the driver was taken to a local hospital for evaluation. On Walpole Street near Geraldine Drive in Norwood, a 15-year-old cyclist wearing a helmet was transported by ambulance to Norwood Airport and then medflighted with nonlife-threatening injuries. The Norwood cyclist cut behind one car and was struck by another, knocking her off the bicycle. Investigations into both crashes remain ongoing, and the Norwood driver remained on scene with no apparent charges likely pending.
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