NEAR WEST SIDE — A 26-year-old woman was run over by a semi-truck while she rode a bicycle in the Illinois Medical District on Friday afternoon, police said.
At 2:13 p.m., the truck and the woman were both traveling northbound in the 1200 block of South Wood Street when the truck made a right turn onto Roosevelt Road and hit her, according to Officer Ana Pacheco, a Chicago Police spokeswoman.
A witness reported seeing the truck stop after its driver realized that the woman was underneath the vehicle, Pacheco said.
The woman was taken to Stroger Hospital, where she was listed in critical condition, Pacheco said.
On Monday morning, a cyclist in her 30s died after being hit by a flatbed truck.
The incidents were the latest in a series of bicycle accidents this summer resulting from collisions between cyclists and cars or trucks.
Earlier this month, a 20-year-old man riding a bicycle along Irving Park Road near Marmora Avenue was critically injured when he was hit by an SUV.
Last month, Francisco Cruz, 58, was killed by a car while biking in the 4000 block of West Maypole Avenue.
On Aug. 16, 20-year-old Lisa Kuivinen was struck and killed by a truck on Milwaukee Avenue.
The nation's first bike-share fatality happened in Chicago on July 1, when 25-year-old Virginia Murray was hit by a flatbed truck while riding a Divvy bike at Belmont and Sacramento avenues.
On June 15, Logan Square man Blaine Klingenberg died after being hit by a double-decker bus while biking on Michigan Avenue.
Last week, Chicago surpassed New York City and was named the "Best Bike City" in America by Bicycling magazine, which credited the city's continually expanding Divvy bike network, new public paths like the 606 Bloomingdale Trail and the ongoing rollout of protected bike lanes for earning it the top spot.
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