Woman airlifted to Harborview after train strikes bicycle

A bicyclist was airlifted to Harborview Medical Center in Seattle after her bike was struck by a train Friday afternoon, according to the Valley Regional Fire Authority.

The incident happened on the Stuck River Bridge just before 4 p.m., the Auburn-based fire department posted on Twitter.

The woman was walking her bicycle when it was hit by a train, which made her fall five feet to a ledge.

Firefighters rescued the woman from the ledge, then arranged to have her transported to Harborview with non-life-threatening injuries.

This story was originally published June 30, 2017 at 5:18 PM with the headline "Woman airlifted to Harborview after train strikes bicycle."