A cyclist was struck by an unmarked NYPD vehicle Monday afternoon at the intersection of Hoyt Street and Atlantic Avenue in Boerum Hill, Brooklyn, according to the New York Post.
The cyclist, who was riding an electric Citi Bike through a crosswalk around 5 p.m., was hit after the white sedan entered the intersection against a red light, security footage obtained by the Post showed.
The impact knocked the cyclist from her bike and into the roadway. Pedestrians and other bystanders rushed to help her.
“I heard skidding, and I just saw this woman flying off of her bike,” a witness told the outlet.
The vehicle continued along Atlantic Avenue before three NYPD officers inside the car returned to the scene, according to witnesses cited by the Post.
The cyclist, who did not wish to be identified, was taken to a hospital and told the Post she is recovering from multiple bruises.
She said she did not recall hearing sirens or seeing emergency lights before the collision. She also told the outlet that officers advised her not to call 911 and discouraged her from speaking with witnesses.
The woman said she called 911 anyway and requested an ambulance.
The NYPD told the Post that the incident is under review.
Kelly Carroll, executive director of the Atlantic Avenue Business Improvement District, told the Post that the collision highlights ongoing traffic safety concerns along Atlantic Avenue.
“We need enforcement. We need speed cameras, we need red light cameras,” Carroll said.
Atlantic Avenue was designated as a Vision Zero corridor under former Mayor Bill de Blasio as part of an effort to reduce traffic fatalities.
Carroll said the roadway remains dangerous despite infrastructure improvements.