Bicyclist critically injured when taxi mows him down in SF

A 33-year-old bicyclist was in critical condition after a taxi hit ran him over in San Francisco’s North Beach neighborhood Tuesday evening, police said. A cab going north on Mason Street around 6:15 p.m. hit the man while he was riding west in a crosswalk at the intersection of North Point Street. The bicyclist suffered abrasions on his elbow, face, shoulders and back as he went underneath the car on impact, authorities said.