A female on a bicycle suffered critical head injuries after being struck by a car late this (Tuesday) morning, in Council Bluffs. According to Bluffs Police, Emergency personnel were sent to Main and Kanesville at around 10:30-a.m. for a personal injury car vs. bicycle accident. An investigation determined the bicyclist was northbound on the sidewalk at the intersection.

North and southbound traffic had a green light. The driver of the vehicle, 19-year old Kathryn Anderson, of Council Bluffs, was southbound from West Washington turning east onto Kanesville Blvd.

As Anderson made her turn, she failed to see the bicyclist crossing the roadway. Anderson struck the bicycle, causing the bicyclist to strike the windshield of the vehicle. The bicyclist was transported to the University of Nebraska Medical Center for treatment of their critical injuries. As of early this afternoon, authorities had not positively identified the bicyclist. Her information will be released at a later time.

The incident remains under investigation by the Council Bluffs Police Department Traffic Unit.