Reporting is ongoing. The Pioneer will update the story as more details become available.

An oncoming truck struck a Whitman student riding a bicycle in front of the Student Health Center at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, April 15. According to witnesses, the driver helped the student to her feet but drove away before emergency services arrived at the scene. The bicyclist was later taken to the hospital by an ambulance.

According to Director of Security Matt Stroe, who was called to the scene, neither the bicyclist nor the driver saw each other before the accident. The driver, reportedly a middle-aged white man, initially helped the student to the edge of the road, but when he drove away, bystanders helped the bicyclist to a bench.

Sophomore Jessica Faunt, the Resident Advisor of the Outhouse, witnessed the accident and called 911. According to Faunt, a firetruck, ambulance, and three police cars arrived on the scene within minutes. The police quickly pursued the driver, with the assistance of descriptions from witnesses, including the truck’s license plate. Officers apprehended the driver on Crescent St., four blocks away.