E‑bike, Car Collide at Willow Street Pike; Rider Critically Injured
An e‑bike rider and a southbound vehicle collided Aug. 14 at Long Lane (Rt. 741) and Willow Street Pike South (Rt. 272); the rider was taken to Penn Medicine Lancaster General with life‑threatening injuries.
On Friday, Aug. 14, 2026 at 12:10 p.m., West Lampeter Township Police were dispatched to a crash where a Lancaster man in his early 20s on an electric bike was attempting to cross Rt. 272 and collided with a southbound vehicle. The rider was transported to Penn Medicine Lancaster General Hospital with life‑threatening injuries; Rt. 272 South was closed for about three hours while the Lancaster County Major Crash Investigation Team assisted West Lampeter police. The investigation is ongoing, no charges have been filed, and officers ask anyone who witnessed the crash to contact Officer McLaughlin (assisted by Lt. Heinly).