SUV and bicycle collide in Lehigh

A sport utility vehicle (SUV) and a bicycle collided in an accident in Lehigh Township, Northampton County. Township police said the accident occurred about 4:38 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 12, in the 4600 block of Maple Drive, Walnutport.

Police said Annette Lacko, of Walnutport, was driving an SUV when it was struck by a bicycle driven by a 12-year-old female. The girl was seriously injured and flown from the scene by Pennstar helicopter to the Lehigh Valley Hospital, Salisbury Township. Lacko was not injured.

The investigation into the crash is continuing, police added.