Northwestern Student Killed By Truck While Riding Bike On Campus
Chuyuan "Chu" Qiu, 18, was riding her bike west on Northwestern Place when she crashed into a cement truck headed north on Sheridan Road.
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Chuyuan "Chu" Qiu, 18, was riding her bike west on Northwestern Place when she crashed into a cement truck headed north on Sheridan Road.
The bicyclist, an 18-year-old woman, was unresponsive when paramedics arrived and was taken with multiple injuries Evanston Hospital, where she was pronounced dead.
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