Redditch cyclist seriously injured (From Redditch Advertiser)

Redditch cyclist seriously injured

8:45am Thursday 8th October 2009

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POLICE have appealed for witnesses after a cyclist was seriously injured when his bike was involved in a collision with two cars in Redditch.

It happened at 5.20pm on Tuesday, October 6 in Coldfield Drive, when a racing cycle ridden by a man in his 50s from the Headless Cross area was in a collision with a red Fiesta and a green Honda Civic.

The cyclist was thrown from his bike and was taken by ambulance to the Alexandra Hospital, with serious head injuries and a broken collarbone.

He was detained and is said to now be in a stable condition.

The drivers involved, a man and a woman who are also from Redditch, were not hurt in the incident.

Police sgt Adrian Maiden, who is investigating, said: “We need to establish exactly what happened here so we urgently need to speak to anyone who witnessed this collision or saw the bike or any of the vehicles involved beforehand.”

Witnesses or anyone with information should call sgt Maiden on 0300 333 3000.

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