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Woman cyclist critical after group collides with car in Brisbane | |
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A woman cyclist is in a critical condition and four others have been injured after being involved in a collision with a car in Brisbane’s West End. | |
The Queensland ambulance service said five people were injured when the car hit the group of cyclists on Dornoch Terrace in Highgate Hill at about 6.20am on Friday. | |
Two patients have been treated for possible head injuries, including a woman who is in a critical condition, and were taken to Princess Alexandra hospital. | |
Car collides with cyclists on Dornoch Tce, West End. 5 people injured. Road Closed https://t.co/Oo0jyVdR7T #bnetraffic Pic: @9NewsQueensland pic.twitter.com/tAoFGdoymS | Car collides with cyclists on Dornoch Tce, West End. 5 people injured. Road Closed https://t.co/Oo0jyVdR7T #bnetraffic Pic: @9NewsQueensland pic.twitter.com/tAoFGdoymS |
The other cyclists have leg and arm injuries and were taken to the Royal Brisbane and Woman’s hospital. | |
Reports from the scene indicate the driver may have been performing a U-turn and been blinded by the sun. | |
Dornoch Terrace was closed to traffic as police began investigating the incident. It was later reopened, the Courier Mail reported.A woman is fighting for her life after a car doing a U-turn crashed into a group of cyclists in Brisbane’s inner city. | |
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