Cyclist hurt in collision with car

A CYCLIST was taken to hospital this morning after a collision with a car in Chippenham.

The accident happened shortly before 9.30am, involving a pink coloured Suzuki Alto, which was travelling from Hardens Mead towards Chippenham town centre, and a pedal cyclist travelling towards Pewsham.

The collision happened at the Hardens Mead junction and the road was closed for around four hours with traffic diverted around the town.

The cyclist was taken to the Royal United Hospital in Bath with leg and pelvic injuries and the driver of the Suzuki was unhurt.

Police are appealing for witnesses to the incident who have not already contacted police.

Anyone with information should contact PC Alan Kyne of the Serious Collision Investigation team based in Chippenham on 0845 408 7000.

Alternatively, information can be left anonymously on Crimestoppers 0800 555 111.

Comments(15)

cichlid10 says...
9:02pm Sat 29 May 10

What took 4 hours?

Yer Tis says...
11:29pm Sat 29 May 10

cichlid10 wrote:
What took 4 hours?
Took that long for the Police to get there, which considering its a Saturday, was pretty fast!

Russlers says...
6:24am Sun 30 May 10

I would imagine they were doing their job and trying to work out what went wrong but asides this i hope the cyclist is going to be ok.

mjhudston says...
6:55am Sun 30 May 10

Pelvic injuries can be fatal, so nodoubt the police closed the road to ensure any evidence was secured and collected properly.

Local Bloke says...
10:07am Sun 30 May 10

If the cyclist had pelvic injuries, then these would be classed as 'life changing' which would mean a full investigation by the collision investigation team.

chipcyclist says...
4:23pm Sun 30 May 10

Cyclist fortunate not to have broken anything. He is just bruised and shaken. Bike badly damaged.

Car pulled out from side street across path of rider in between the traffic calming measures.

Police and paramedic were on the scene quickly but ambulance took it's time. Don't understand why road was closed for 4 hours. They were probably measuring things as it was a serious acident. Thanks to the witness motorist who helped and to the St John's chap for his time and care.

Lucky not to have done serious injury.

Russlers says...
8:06pm Sun 30 May 10

It is good to hear the cyclist is alright and lets hope none of the do gooders moaning about the road being closed and the police hours spent there never find themselves in the same position as i am sure they would want the job done properly and same duty of care given.

Artificial Rhonda says...
5:54pm Mon 31 May 10

'involving a pink coloured Suzuki Alto, '
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What the ff has the colour of a car got to do with anything?

Mouse007 says...
9:30pm Mon 31 May 10

Artificial Rhonda wrote:
'involving a pink coloured Suzuki Alto, '
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What the ff has the colour of a car got to do with anything?
Subliminal way of telling us the sex of the driver?

Either way that particular "traffic calming" layout causes the exact 180 degree opposite of traffic calming - drivers racing each other to get into the middle "right of way zone".

Saimi says...
3:46pm Tue 1 Jun 10

lordbuckethead wrote:
what has the colour of the car got to do with it????!!! bloody women drivers probably too busy checking her lipstick in the mirror
Ha, ha, ha! Your comment is so funny (yawn!)

Russlers says...
4:03pm Tue 1 Jun 10

Being a bloke i should not be admitting this but saimi has got a point as more male drivers are in incidents than the females.

Perfidiac says...
7:15pm Tue 1 Jun 10

Russlers wrote:
Being a bloke i should not be admitting this but saimi has got a point as more male drivers are in incidents than the females.
I've never seen a man putting lippy on whiel driving. Come to think of it nearly all mobile phone user drivers I see are female.

Mouse007 says...
7:51pm Tue 1 Jun 10

"I've never seen a man putting lippy on whiel driving."

maybe not, but I've seen them shaving!

Russlers says...
6:10am Wed 2 Jun 10

I saw a big bold guy only a couple of days ago putting lipsalve on when driving which was worrying too.Even more worrying was if it was actually lipstick.

shutup says...
11:31pm Thu 3 Jun 10

Russlers wrote:
I saw a big bold guy only a couple of days ago putting lipsalve on when driving which was worrying too.Even more worrying was if it was actually lipstick.
Perhaps you should concentrate on the road a bit more and not the other Guys! .You'll be needing the same duty of care sooner than you think if you cant keep your eye on the road. λ

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