A man who was struck by a small Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA) bus while riding his mountain bike is in critical condition after being airlifted from the scene of the accident in Fullerton.
According to police, a man believed to be in his 60s was riding his bike down a bike loop before the Euclid Street crosswalk and was struck by an OCTA bus that was traveling north on Laguna Road. Several passengers were riding the small bus that OCTA uses for door-to-door pickups, but no one on the bus was reported to be injured.
Authorities are continuing to investigate the accident and are asking anyone who witnessed it to call Fullerton police at 714-738-6715.
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