[UPDATE 6:48 p.m.: Road Open] Vehicle and Bicyclist Collide in Fatal Crash; Herrick Blocked, Coroner Responding

Law enforcement at fatal crash. [Photo by Mark McKenna]

However, now traffic is being diverted from the area and a Coroner’s vehicle headed towards the crash, according to our reporter at the scene.

According to Humboldt Bay Fire post of Facebook at 5:13 p.m., “Avoid the area [of] Herrick Ave between Hwy 101 and Elk River Rd for a Vehicle vs Bicyclists collision that will be blocking the roadway for several hours (anticipated).”

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Please remember that information gathered from initial reports is subject to revision as more facts become available.

Update: Mark McKenna, our photographer on the scene, reports that the Coroner is with a deceased person at the crash site.

Update 5:55 p.m.:  Photos from the scene.

UPDATE 6:05 p.m.: Below is a map of the incident. Please avoid the area.

The X on Herrick Avenue in the screenshot from Caltrans QuickMap is roughly where the accident is. The freeway overpass is shut down. The offramp is shut down. Herrick Avenue is blocked. Elk River Road will need to head east. They can’t go west when they hit Herrick.

UPDATE 6:07 p.m.: Here’s another photo to show how blocked the area is.

Another view of the accident blocking the road. [Photo by Mark McKenna]