Full Notification

On March 02, 2017, at approximately 11:32 am, officers from the Torrance Police Department responded to a major injury traffic collision in the 19600 block of Van Ness Avenue.

On arrival, officers discovered that a 1998, International Delivery truck had collided with a bicyclist. The initial investigation indicates the Delivery truck was exiting a private driveway, preparing to make a northbound turn onto Van Ness Avenue when it collided with a bicyclist, who was riding against traffic southbound on the west sidewalk of Van Ness Avenue. The bicyclist, a 72 year-old female was treated by Torrance Fire Department personnel at the scene, and transported to a local hospital where she succumbed to her injuries. The bicyclist was positively identified by investigators, but her name is being withheld pending notification to a next of kin. The driver of the vehicle, a 67 year-old male was not injured, and alcohol was not a factor in the collision.

Van Ness Avenue was closed in both directions between 190th Street and Del Amo Boulevard for approximately two hours during the investigation.

This collision is being investigated by the Torrance Police Department’s Traffic Division under the command of Captain Martin Vukotic, Commander of the Special Operations Bureau. Anyone with information regarding this collision is encouraged to contact the Torrance Police Department’s Traffic Division at (310) 618-5557.

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