Motorcyclist suffers critical injuries in collision with commercial vehicle

A motorcyclist and commercial vehicle collided Tuesday afternoon in San Francisco’s Bayview neighborhood, leaving the motorcyclist with life-threatening injuries, police said.

Officers responded to the intersection of Evans Avenue and Napoleon Street in regards to a vehicle collision, police spokesperson Robert Rueca said. As officers arrived at the scene, they located a commercial vehicle and motorcycle involved in a collision.

Rueca said medics took the motorcyclist to the hospital for life-threatening injuries. The driver of the commercial remained at the scene and is cooperating with police with the investigation.

No further details were provided on the collision.

Jerold Chinn

Jerold serves as a reporter and San Francisco Bureau Chief for SFBay covering transportation and occasionally City Hall and the Mayor's Office in San Francisco. His work on transportation has been recognized by the San Francisco Press Club. Born and raised in San Francisco, he graduated from San Francisco State University with a degree in journalism. Jerold previously wrote for the San Francisco Public Press, a nonprofit, noncommercial news organization. When not reporting, you can find Jerold taking Muni to check out new places to eat in the city.