A 62-year-old bicyclist died early Monday morning after being struck by a car at the intersection of Harder Road and Soto Road in Hayward. Hayward police responded to the crash around 12:10 a.m. and found the cyclist critically injured. He was rushed to a hospital, where he was later pronounced dead. The driver, a 52-year-old Hayward resident, remained at the scene and cooperated with investigators.
According to KRON4 and NBC Bay Area, police say drugs and alcohol are not believed to be factors in the collision, and the case remains under investigation by the Hayward Police Department’s Traffic Bureau. The cyclist’s identity has not been released pending notification of next of kin. Officials say this marks the city’s fourth fatal traffic collision of the year. Anyone with information is asked to contact the Traffic Bureau.
