UPDATE @ 4 p.m. (Oct. 23)
UPDATE @ 9:50 p.m.: A UD student suffered serious injuries, not believed to be life threatening, when he was hit by a Dayton fire truck on Brown Street.
The 18-year-old’s name was not released, but a University of Dayton spokesman confirms the victim is a student.
The student has been taken to Miami Valley Hospital. Brown Street has been reopened to traffic.
Dayton police said the collision happened while the student was in the bike lane and the fire engine was attempting to turn into the UDF parking lot.
UPDATE @ 7:55 p.m.
It appears the male was hit by a Dayton fire truck because the bicycle is underneath the truck’s tire. The bike is not one of those made available to residents through Link, the bike sharing program for Dayton.
FIRST REPORT
A portion of Brown Street is shut down tonight after a bicyclist was hit by a vehicle.
The crash was reported around 7:15 p.m. near United Dairy Farmers, 1217 Brown St.
Brown Street is blocked between Stewart and Jasper streets.
The victim, a male, was laying on the sidewalk as medics treated him at the scene.
We are on the scene and will update this report as we learn details.