A Lyndora man was taken to the hospital on Friday following a bike vs. car crash in the city of Butler.
The crash happened at 9:30 a.m. on Hansen Avenue at Peterson Street- which is in front of the Pullman Square shopping plaza.
According to Butler Township Police, 31-year-old Joseph Portera was riding a bicycle eastbound on Peterson Street when he failed to stop at a posted stop sign and rode the bicycle out in front of traffic.
The bicycle collided with the front of a Chevy pickup truck being driven southbound along Hansen Avenue by 56-year-old Shawn Burns of Butler.
Police say Burns attempted to stop before striking Portera but was unable to. Portera was taken to Butler Memorial Hospital with unknown injuries. He was also cited for not stopping at a stop sign.
