A 62-year-old woman is recovering from injuries after being struck by a motorist while riding her bicycle in Vista on Wednesday.
The unidentified woman was riding southbound in the 2000 block of S. Melrose Drive around 9:30 a.m.
She was outside the bike lane, which was under repair, San Diego County Sheriff's Deputy D. Washington said.
A 35-year-old man in a truck traveling in the same direction sideswipe the woman, Washington said.
The impact of the collision knocked the woman from her bike. She suffered a head injury and possibly fractured arm.
Vista paramedics transported the woman to Palomar Hospital for treatment.
Authorities with the Vista Traffic Division are investigating the incident.
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