A woman riding a bicycle on Santiago Canyon Road suffered critical injuries after colliding with a car and is currently on life support, according to a news report.
The California Highway Patrol reported that the woman was riding her bicycle in the designated bike lane traveling east on Santiago Canyon Road when she made a turn and was struck by a Lexus sedan that was also traveling east at 50 mph. The bicyclist, who was wearing a helmet, was taken to Western Medical Center in Santa Ana in critical condition, and is on life support.
The female cyclist is a member of Cycles Veloce, a competitive bicycling club, and frequently trains on the route where she was hit, according to a representative of the club. Orange police say that she was in the bike lane, but may have come out of it to turn around in order to catch up with another cyclist.
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