Cyclist suffers head injury in Telford collision
A cyclist was airlifted to hospital with a head injury following a collision with a car in Telford this afternoon.
The incident happened at about 5.40pm near to the roundabout on Hartshill in the Oakengates.
The 38-year-old man suffered a head injury, a probable broken leg and lacerations to his face, chest and legs.
The man driving the car was uninjured.
A West Midlands Ambulance Service spokesman said: “After being treated at the scene by ambulance staff, the cyclist was immobilised using a neck collar and spinal board and was airlifted to the trauma unit at the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital.”
Two rapid response vehicles, an ambulance and the Midlands Air Ambulance from Cosford were sent to the scene.
