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A cyclist who reportedly suffered a head injury following a crash near Ho Plaza was airlifted to Guthrie Robert Packer Hospital in Sayre, Pennsylvania, early Monday morning, according to the Tompkins County Scanner.
On the Scanner, which compiles radio traffic from several Tompkins County first responders, Cornell Emergency Medical Service Dispatch first called in the incident at 12:34 a.m., reporting the cyclist to have been injured on Campus Road near the Cornell Health Building.
The cyclist, who was not wearing a helmet, was seen walking after the accident when police first responded. Bystanders claimed to have seen the cyclist hit a curb, though the cyclist reported having hit a car. It was not immediately clear to first responders whether the cyclist had hit a car.
At 12:45 a.m., after responding to the scene, a first responder asked whether they were “thinking this is a potential helicopter situation,” to which another replied in the affirmative.
By 1:23 a.m., first responders coordinated the landing of a Guthrie Robert Packer Hospital helicopter on Jessup Field on North Campus. By 1:37 a.m., first responders confirmed that the helicopter was in the air with the patient en route to the hospital.
While it is unclear who the cyclist was, first responders reported a NetID of a “subject” over the radio.
Matthew Kiviat
Matthew Kiviat is a member of the Class of 2027 in the College of Arts and Sciences. He is the assistant managing editor for the 143rd Editorial Board and was a news editor for the 142nd Editorial Board. He can be reached at mkiviat@cornellsun.com.
Benjamin Leynse
Benjamin Leynse is a junior in the College of Arts and Sciences. He is a News Editor for the 143rd editorial board, and a former senior writer. He can be reached at bleynse@cornellsun.com.
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