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Heard on: Santa Cruz County Fire · 1/16/2026 12:42 PM
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Engine 62, engine 63, battalion 61 and medic 1 for an MVA near Foster's Freeze, near Laurel Street.
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This is a report of a vehicle versus a bicyclist.
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Bicyclist injured in collision near Laurel St

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As discussed during the dispatch call, emergency responders were dispatched to a possible traffic collision involving a vehicle and a bicyclist near Foster's Freeze on Laurel Street in Santa Cruz. The bicyclist was conscious and bleeding from the head and appeared not to be wearing a helmet. Law enforcement and medical units were on scene, and the roadway was later reopened.

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Laurel St, Santa Cruz, CA 95062
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