Cyclist airlifted to hospital with life-threatening injuries - The Leamington Observer

Cyclist airlifted to hospital with life-threatening injuries

Ian Hughes 2nd Jul, 2019   0

A CYCLIST was airlifted to hospital with life-threatening injuries after being found unconscious on a busy road bear Alcester.

The man was found at about 1.45pm on Monday near his badly damaged bicycle on the A422 Arrow Lane at Arrow.

Details of what happened have not been reported.

Two ambulances, a community first responder, the Warwickshire and Northamptonshire Air Ambulance and two paramedic officers were sent to the scene.




A West Midlands Ambulance Service spokesman said: “The man, estimated to be in his 70s was assessed and treated at the scene for potentially life-threatening injuries before being airlifted to the major trauma centre at University Hospital Coventry & Warwickshire.”


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