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Crash reports for Alexandria, VA
Location:
Mt Vernon Trail, George Washington Memorial Parkway, Alexandria, VA 22308, USA
Geometry:
Bike lost stability and crashed
Injury:
Moderate
Description:
Short sight lines on the Mt. Vernon Trail, hilly portion. Oncoming to me there were 3 bicycles riding abreast across the whole trail. Off trail very marshy, not able to divert off the trail. Braked hard & lost control. Oncoming bicyclists were able to stop. Full report
Location:
Mt Vernon Trail, Alexandria, VA 22314, USA
Geometry:
Cyclist passing runner around curve in wrong lane
Injury:
Serious
Description:
I was approaching the curve slowly because for all I know there could be a pedestrian right around the curve. Just as I got to the curve another cyclist was passing a runner, both the other cyclist and the runner were going in the opposite direction I was going in. I could not avoid the oncoming cyclist who was in my lane because it was on a bridge with cyclone fencing on both sides. The other cyclist and I hit head on. I was immediately in extraordinary pain around my left shoulder, and my left hand was bleeding. The other cyclist was uninjured. He took my phone number and left. I was in too much pain to care about who he was. The runner he had been passing stayed with me, and walked with me to a spot where a friend could pick my bike and me up. I never heard from the other cyclist again. Full report
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