Evening Telegraph (First Edition)
Cyclist seriously hurt in collision
The man, in his 50s, was hurt in the accident on Pitairlie Road in Newbigging, north-east of Dundee, at about 7pm yesterday.
Witnesses said they saw the cyclist lying on the ground at the back of the car, with the glass of the rear window smashed.
A spokeswoman for the Scottish Ambulance Service said a crew had been called to attend to a male cyclist in his 50s, close to Newbigging Primary School.
She added: “We received multiple calls, t he first call coming i n at 6.47pm.
“We were on the scene at 6.53pm. A patient with serious injuries was conveyed to Ninewells Hospital.”
The man’s condition was not known at the time of going to press.
Heather McManus, who lives nearby, said she saw paramedics lifting someone into the ambulance to be taken to hospital.
She said: “I saw the ambulance close to where the incident had happened.
“The paramedics were taking the person away.
“I saw the back window of the car had shattered and it appeared that a cyclist had hit it.”
A passerby told the Tele: “There an ambulance at Pitairlie Road.
“I saw three people running down the street towards a silver or grey Vauxhall Corsa and the back window was smashed.
“There was someone lying at the back and it looked like they were covered by a sheet.
“It looked like someone had been hit by or had hit the car.
“There were loads of cyclists about at the time.”
Another local resident said she saw a number of people gathered at the scene shortly after the incident happened.
The accident took place on the B961, which connects Dundee with Monikie.
Glass was still visible at the scene early today.
Police Scotland said it was not aware of the incident when contacted by the Evening Telegraph.
A CYCLIST was taken to hospital with serious injuries after he was involved in a collision with a car.