October 13, 2011 -According to reports a Disneyland employee was killed in a fatal bicycle crash on the way home from work. According to the Anaheim Police Department, the accident occurred at approximately 12:30 a.m. Thursday, on Ball Road and the I-5 Freeway.

According to Anaheim Police Sgt. Bob Dunn the bicyclist identified as a woman was riding eastbound on Ball Road in the No. 1 lane and was crossing the I-5 over pass when the accident occurred.

The Disneyland employee was struck by a white Ford SUV from behind, according to Sgt. Dunn. The woman who was riding her bicycle home from work identity has not been released. According to Sgt. Dunn the bicyclist was transported by paramedics to a local trauma center, where she was pronounced dead.

Sgt. Dunn stated that the driver of the SUV remained at the scene of the crash and alcohol does not appear to have been a factor in the accident. Disneyland officials and president of the Disneyland Resort George A. Kalogridis, released a statement Thursday morning saying that they will mourn the loss of one of their own.  There is no word from anyone's bicycle accident attorney as to liability or fault.

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