Published: August 30, 2007
Cyclist injured in road accident in Highbridge town centre

A cyclist was taken to hospital with suspected back and head injuries after being knocked down in a road accident in the centre of Highbridge on Thursday evening (August 30th).

Police officers and ambulance crews rushed to the roundabout on the corner of Market Street and Church Street.

Paramedics treated the cyclist, who was described by eyewitnesses as a middle-aged man, at the scene before he was placed onto a stretcher and taken to Weston General Hospital by ambulance.

Eyewitnesses told Burnham-On-Sea.com that the collision occurred at around 7.10pm. Police diverted traffic around the scene, but avoided fully closing the road.