COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — At around 4:30 p.m. on Saturday, July 6, the Colorado Springs Police Department responded to a traffic accident at Templeton Gap Road and Muirfield Drive.
Both directions of Templeton Gap Road are currently closed north of Union Blvd.
As of 5:17 p.m., both directions of Templeton Gap Road have reopened.
According to CSPD, the crash took place between a bicycle and a car. The bicyclist failed to yield the right-of-way to a vehicle traveling southwest on Templeton Gap Road.
The bicyclist was transported to a local hospital with serious bodily injuries, but is expected to survive.
The driver was also transported to the hospital with minor injuries.
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