A woman died after she was hit by a car Thursday night in South San Jose, police said.
The collision was reported just before 6:30 p.m. on Tully Road near La Ragione Avenue.
The woman was taken to a hospital, where she died, police said. Police said her name will be released by the Santa Clara County Coroner's Office.
On Friday, San Jose Police said that their preliminary investigation had found that two bicyclists, a man and a woman, were each crossing Tully Road going from south to north. Police say these bicyclists did not cross in a crosswalk. Police say a white van going westbound on Tully Road swerved to avoid hitting the man on the bike when it struck the woman on a bike.
The driver of the van stayed at the scene and cooperated with investigators, according to police.
Police noted this was the 25th fatal collision and the 25th traffic death in the city in 2024.
San Jose Police are urging anyone with information on this investigation to get in touch with them.
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Surveillance video from Q Flooring Decor on Tully Road shows how this deadly accident unfolded. In the video, you see one cyclist riding near the curb. Then, you can barely see a second cyclist who appears to be riding in the street.
It's that second cyclist who was hit and killed by a white van, store employees said.
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"I was sitting right here when I heard the sound of tires screeching, and I also heard a scream, and I think it's from the guy that was with her, 'cause they crossed together," said Hailey Nguyen, who works at Q Floor Decor.
"I felt very bad for everybody involved," Nguyen said.
There is a bike lane on this stretch of Tully Road, but the video seems to show that the rider who was hit wasn't in that bike lane.
"It's a tragedy to hear, you know, another pedestrian fatality in my district," said San Jose Councilmember Bien Doan who represents District 7.
Doan said another traffic death in San Jose is "unacceptable."
The City of San Jose continues to work toward the goal of "Vision Zero" which aims to curb and ultimately eliminate all traffic deaths and serious injuries.
Doan is on the city's Vision Zero task force. He said that San Jose recently acquired grant money to pilot a speed camera project, which he believes will help to reduce traffic deaths.
He noted that Tully Road is a very busy road and that the Vision Zero plan aims to make safety improvements there. But he agrees more needs to be done.
"These tragedies highlight a critical need for how do we improve our road with safety measures," Doan said.
Nguyen noted that on Tully Road near the store, "people drive pretty fast on this street, and people are always crossing in the middle."
The closest crosswalk appears to be down the block at the intersection of Tully Road and Senter Road.
City traffic data shows plenty of crashes of all types over this stretch of Tully Road over the past five years, each one sparking the same question: what needs to happen to keep all this from happening again?
