A UF employee was taken to Shands at the University of Florida after he was hit by an RTS bus Monday afternoon.
Ayman Abdellatief, 31, was riding his bike south on Gale Lemerand Drive around 3 p.m. when he was hit by an RTS Route 121 bus as it turned into the Large Commuter Parking Lot, according to a University Police Department news release.
The bus, driven by 51-year-old Craig Pearson, was also traveling in the southbound lane when the accident happened, the release said
Maj. Brad Barber, public information officer for UPD, said Abdellatief was pinned under the bus for several minutes before police officers and Gainesville Fire Rescue workers were able to pull him out.
Abdellatief was taken to Shands with arm injuries, Barber said. However, Barber said he did not know how severe the injuries were.
Abdellatief's status was not available as of press time.
"The bicyclist is very fortunate to have survived this incident," Barber said.
Pearson was cited for careless driving.
