Cyclist seriously injured in Leamington lorry smash

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A woman in her 40s had to be taken to hospital following the incident

A cyclist suffered multiple serious injuries in a collision with a lorry in Leamington.

Medics, including a doctor on board an air ambulance, were called to the junction of Newbold Street and Hamilton Terrace shortly before 2pm today.

They found a woman in her 40s who had suffered suspected fractures to her ankle and pelvis.

A West Midlands Ambulance Service spokeswoman said: “The cyclist, a woman believed to be in her 40s, was being cared for by police officers when ambulance staff arrived after reportedly been involved in a collision with a lorry.

“Upon assessment the woman was found to have sustained multiple serious injuries with suspected fractures to her ankle and pelvis.

“She was given pain relief and fluids and once her condition had been stabilised, ambulance staff carefully immobilised her.

“The woman was then taken by land ambulance, with the doctor on board, to University Hospital Coventry and Warwickshire for further trauma care.”