A Long Beach City employee was involved in a collision that led to the death of a bicyclist on Friday, Feb. 18, the City said in a statement.
The collision occurred at 7:42 a.m. near the intersection of 17th Street and Oregon Avenue.
According to a statement from the City, the employee was operating a City-owned vehicle and was en route on assignment. They were traveling southbound from the City Public Maintenance Yard—located in an industrial zone.
The statement noted that another City employee who was returning from a separate work assignment witnessed the incident and both remained at the scene.
The Long Beach Police Department was on scene in response to an injury traffic collision call, the statement said. The Long Beach Fire Department determined the bicyclist deceased at the scene.
The City employee involved in the collision was taken to the City’s Occupational Health Division for assessment and was dismissed for the remainder of their shift. The employee has not yet been publicly identified.
LBPD is investigating the incident, the statement noted, and is expected to release a separate statement later today.
“The City’s thoughts are with everyone involved and affected by this tragic incident,” the City wrote in a statement.
