Shropshire cyclist thrown three metres into the air in crash with car
A cyclist was airlifted to hospital after being thrown three metres into the air in a collision with a car in Shropshire.
The incident happened on the A495 Ellesmere to Oswestry road mid-morning today on a steep hill known locally as The Brow, just outside Ellesmere.
Police say the accident involved a car and a 46-year-old woman cyclist.
A spokesman said: "The cyclist was airlifted to hospital, the extent of injuries unknown."
The car driver is not believed to have been injured.
Officers closed the road from the top of the Brow at the turn for The Perthy to the bottom near to Hardwick, with motorists using local lanes as a short diversion.
West Midlands Ambulance Service said an ambulance, a community paramedic and the Midlands Air Ambulance from Cosford with a trauma doctor on board attended the scene.
A West Midlands Ambulance Service spokeswoman said: "Crews were told the cyclist, a 46-year-old woman, had been thrown three metres into the air following a collision with a car. The woman, who had initially been knocked unconscious, was being cared for by a first aider when crews arrived.
"Upon assessment, ambulance crews and the medic found she had sustained a nasty cut to her head and a dislocated thumb. The woman's head wound was dressed to stem the bleeding and a splint was applied to immobilise her thumb.
"Due to the mechanism of the crash and suspicion of a more serious head injury, she was immobilised as a precaution before being airlifted to University Hospital North Staffordshire for further assessment and treatment.
"The driver of the car was assessed but did not require hospital treatment."
