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Hit-and-run crash injures bicyclist on Merrimon Avenue, Asheville NC

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Reported: 12/10/2025 01:47 PM

Merrimon Ave, Asheville, NC

According to the dispatch call, a bicyclist was injured in a hit-and-run crash on Merrimon Avenue in Asheville. The patient was combative and not fully alert when emergency responders arrived. Authorities are investigating the incident.

Audio|Heard on: Buncombe County Fire and EMS

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02:25

Transcript:

00:00

40 block of Merrimon Avenue from the mail down across from the show station near National Apartment. 1649 8-6-on-see from thing J-6 1649 J-6 1649.

00:31

U.S. 70.

00:34

I made contact with patient two lanes of travel shut down 1649.

00:43

Communications, U.S.

00:44

70 command.

00:45

If you will, show us out our main station with a drive-up beverage.

00:48

Head injury.

00:49

No need for tons. You can drop 1-3-10-0.

00:53

1651.

01:00

Com's Chief 6.

01:03

Chief 6.

01:08

This is a hit-and-run.

01:10

I have witnesses on the scene.

01:11

Have you notified SHP?

01:14

That's affirmative.

01:15

Can you advise if it is involving a bicycle?

01:19

That's affirmative it is.

01:23

Okay.

01:25

Uh,

01:30

bicycles.

01:32

Okay. Okay.

01:34

Okay.

01:46

Communications, 26.

01:48

Go ahead.

01:53

Just confirming you do have injury there for transport.

01:57

Next permit.

02:00

We've got MS-13 coming to you from downtown.

02:04

Looks like they're about two minutes out.

02:10

I'm C6. You can get LEO here, emergency.

02:15

Affirmative, we'll try to get Sheriff's Office out there.

02:18

You give me a reference.

02:22

Combative patient, he's not alert and oriented.

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Merrimon Ave, Asheville, NC

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