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Detectives Investigate Bicycle-Involved Collision in Bethesda

For Immediate Release: Saturday, November 9, 2019

Detectives from the Montgomery County Department of Police-Collision Reconstruction Unit (CRU) are investigating a serious bicycle-involved collision that occurred last evening in Bethesda.

On Friday, November 8, at approximately 5:45 p.m., 2nd District officers and Fire and Rescue personnel responded to Old Georgetown Road at the entrance ramp for the inner loop of Interstate 495 (I-495) for the report of a collision involving a bicyclist and a vehicle.

Preliminary investigation has revealed that a 2006 Toyota Camry, driven by Nanak Singh Manku, age 83, of McLean, Virginia, had exited the inner loop of I-495 onto southbound Old Georgetown Road and was attempting to re-enter the inner loop of I-495 on the northbound side of Old Georgetown Road.  During this attempt, the Toyota struck a 13-year-old female who was riding her bicycle in the crosswalk of northbound Old Georgetown Road at the entrance ramp to the inner loop of I-495.

The juvenile bicyclist was transported to a local hospital with life-threatening injuries.

The driver of the Camry, Manku, was not injured.

The circumstances surrounding this collision remain under investigation. Investigators are asking anyone who witnessed this collision to contact the Collision Reconstruction Unit at 240-773- 6620. Callers may remain anonymous.

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Release ID: 19-440
Media Contact: Rebecca Innocenti 
Categories: serious-collision