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Air Ambulance called to cyclist who collided with bin lorry this morning

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The incident happened at the junction of Cedar Road and Lime Grove.

A cyclist has potentially serious injuries following a collision with a refuse lorry this morning in Nuneaton.

West Midlands Ambulance Service was called at 8.51 am today.

Two ambulances, a paramedic officer and the Warwickshire and Northamptonshire Air Ambulance with a doctor and paramedic on board attended the scene.

A West Midlands Ambulance Service spokeswoman said: “The cyclist, a man, had reportedly collided with the refuse lorry. Ambulance crews assessed the man and found he had sustained potentially serious injuries. He was given treatment on scene before being conveyed by land ambulance on blue lights to University Hospital Coventry and Warwickshire for further emergency care; the air ambulance medics travelled with the ambulance crew to provide further treatment and monitoring to the patient.”

Nuneaton and Bedworth Police have closed Cedar Road from Queen Elizabeth Road to Pear Tree Avenue.

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