A 22-year-old woman suffered life-threatening injuries when she was struck by an SUV while riding a bicycle Thursday night in University City, San Diego police said.

The collision happened about 7:40 p.m. on Eastgate Mall at Easter Way, about a block from Genesee Avenue, Sgt. Michael Tansey said in a statement.

The victim was riding a mountain bike in an eastbound bike lane on Eastgate Mall when she reached the intersection and turned left in an attempt to cross all five lanes of the street to head north onto Easter Way, Tansey said.

But her turn took her in front of vehicles traveling in her same direction on Eastgate Mall, and those vehicles had a green light, Tansey said. The victim was struck by a Honda Pilot.


Medics took the bicyclist to a hospital with unspecified injuries described as serious and life-threatening, according to Tansey. Her name was not released.

The 36-year-old woman driving the Honda SUV was uninjured.

Officers and detectives from the San Diego Police Department’s traffic division were investigating the crash; neither drugs nor alcohol were thought to be involved.