Cyclist dies in S.F. crash with vehicle

A cyclist died early Wednesday after a collision with a vehicle at Octavia and Oak streets

in San Francisco, police said.

Police described the male victim as a cyclist, and representatives of Recology said one of its collection trucks was involved in a crash with a man on a motorized unicycle. A police spokesperson said Wednesday afternoon that the department would only disclose that a cyclist collided with a commercial vehicle and would not identify the type of vehicles involved.

Officers sent to the scene of a traffic collision at about 4 a.m. found an injured male cyclist, according to the Police Department. They summoned paramedics and administered aid, but the cyclist died at the scene. The driver of the vehicle in the collision remained on the scene and was cooperating with the investigation, police said.

Police said they were investigating the incident, which closed the intersection for several hours. It reopened to traffic at about 10 a.m.

Impairment from drugs or alcohol did not appear to be a factor in the collision, police said.

Anyone with information is asked to contact police at 415-575-4444 or text a tip to TIP411 and start the message with “SFPD.”

Robert Reed, a Recology spokesperson, said in a statement that the truck was headed north on Octavia when it was struck by the unicycle. Police spokesperson Allison Maxie said the department has not yet determined how the collision occurred.

Supervisor Dean Preston tweeted his condolences and vowed to work to improve traffic safety in San Francisco.

“This is the 11th traffic fatality on our streets this year alone, and it is completely unacceptable,” he said. “We need to take bold steps if we are going to achieve zero traffic fatalities by 2024. My office is committed to doing everything in our power to make that happen.”