Police Report Assigns No Blame in Forest Hills Bike-Car Collision

A police report sheds little new light on a Wednesday collision between a bicyclist and car driver.

A bike being ridden down the sidewalk by a West Roxbury man hit head-on with a Nissan Maxima driven by a Westchester Road man, according to a police report. The incident took place at 12:55 p.m. Wednesday at the exit to the parking lot at 3593 Washington St.

According to police, the 53-year-old driver said the bicyclist was riding on the wrong side of the road over the sidewalk and collided with his 1998 Nissan.

The bicyclist, also 53 according to the police report, suffered some injuries and was taken by ambulance to Beth Israel Medical Center.

The police report did not indicate charges or citations had been brought against either party, nor did it assign blame for the collision. The report did not contain a statement by the bicyclist.

The driver, who was visibly upset by the incident, told Patch he did not see the cyclist until the moment of collision.

The helmeted accident victim lay prone and unmoving on the ground after the accident until the Boston Fire Department and paramedic units arrived. He was carefully strapped to a stretcher.

Although the extent of the bicyclist's injuries were unknown they did not appear to be life threatening and the motionless biker was clearly alert and able to move his arms. According to the police report, police were unaware of the level of injury of the bicyclist.