ALBIA – A bicyclist was injured in an accident with a vehicle in Albia on Wednesday.

According to the Albia Police Department, on Wednesday, June 17, at around 3:23pm, the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office Dispatch Center received a report of a vehicle versus bicycle collision near 128 Main Street South in Albia.

Law enforcement officers and emergency medical services were immediately dispatched to the scene. Responding officers arrived at approximately 3:27pm and observed a vehicle with significant windshield damage and an injured bicyclist receiving medical assistance from several civilians.

Officers secured the scene by temporarily closing a one-block section of the roadway to allow emergency personnel to safely render aid and conduct the initial investigation. Police say that the bicyclist was alert, conscious, breathing, and able to communicate with responding officers and EMS personnel.

The injured individual was eventually transported by ambulance to Monroe County Hospital and was subsequently transferred by air ambulance as a precautionary measure.

Authorities say that the cause of the collision remains under investigation and no additional information is available for release at this time.