Update: Wednesday, Nov. 26, 3:45 p.m.
A man is in critical condition after being hit by a vehicle while riding an electric bicycle in Olathe on Tuesday.
The crash happened at about 5:30 p.m., near the intersection of East 119th Street and Nelson Road.
An officer at the scene told the Post that the e-bike operator and an SUV driver were both traveling northbound on Northgate, in the curve near Nelson Road, where Northgate becomes 119th Street.
Olathe Police Sgt. John Moncayo, a department spokesperson, later confirmed the e-bike rider, 40, sustained a head injury and is expected to survive.
The SUV driver, identified as a 69-year-old man, remained on the scene, Moncayo said.
Just north of Nelson Road, the SUV driver struck the e-bike rider from behind.
The officer said the SUV driver stopped and was cooperating with the crash investigation.
The e-bike rider was only identified as an adult male.
Olathe firefighters and Johnson County Med-Act paramedics transported the injured man to an area hospital in critical condition.
Recorded radio traffic indicated that the man was not wearing a helmet.
The speed limit on Northgate at the bend near Nelson Road is 45 miles per hour.
The Olathe Police Department’s Traffic Unit continues to investigate the crash.
No other details were immediately available.
