UPDATE: The man who sustained a head injury in a bicycle accident before being transported to IU Health Ball Memorial Hospital this morning is student Alex Raaen, 20, said Joan Todd, a university spokesperson.
He is still in the hospital, but in stable condition said Ball Memorial communications coordinator Lucy Harcourt.
EARLIER: A man riding a red bike down McKinley Avenue suffered a head injury after his bike chain broke, causing him to fall in the street, said a student who was walking nearby.
Nikko Berrios, a senior professional selling major, said the man was "flying" across the street towards the CAP building around 10 a.m. Sept. 5. When the chain broke, Berrios saw him fall over his handlebars and hit his head on the ground.
When Berrios approached the man, he was bleeding from the back of his head and shaking. Berrios said he tried to stabilize his head while a few other students who came to help removed his legs from where they were tangled in the bike. Then, Berrios said, the student went limp and was unresponsive. Berrios called 911.
The man was transported to IU Health Ball Memorial Hospital, said Joan Todd, a university spokesperson.
University police directed The Daily News to Todd for comment. She said a bike officer was one of the first to appear on the scene.
"When I saw him, he went limp, I was thinking the worst," Berrios said. "You knew this kid was in bad shape... I hope the best for him."
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