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Published:
April 28, 2006
Quad
bike rider 'recovering' after road accident near Burnham-On-Sea
A
quad bike rider who was seriously injured in a crash on the outskirts
of Burnham-On-Sea this week is starting to recover.
Police
spokeswoman Elaine Parr told Burnham-On-Sea.com on Friday afternoon
(April 28th) that the rider - a man in his 50s from East Huntspill
- was no longer in a critical condition.
 "He
has broken ribs, a broken shoulder and internal bleeding but is
improving and is no longer in a critical condition," she
said.
The
quad biker was injured while riding over a bridge on the B3139
on Thursday morning, April 27th, which crosses the M5 motorway.
He
was taken to Weston General Hospital with injuries which were
initially described by police as "life threatening."
Police
accident investigators were at the scene during Thursday trying
to establish a cause for the accident. No other vehicle had been
involved.
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