Cyclist hit by vehicle

12 January 2010 - 02:00
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A KWAZULU-NATAL cyclist was hospitalised after being hit by a car on Ballito Drive, emergency services said on Monday.

A KWAZULU-NATAL cyclist was hospitalised after being hit by a car on Ballito Drive, emergency services said on Monday.

"The cyclist is fighting for his life in the Inkosi Albert Luthuli Central Hospital after he was struck by a car late yesterday [Sunday] afternoon," said Netcare 911's Jeff Wicks.

He said an unidentified car had veered into oncoming traffic and crashed into the cyclist.

The man was airlifted to a Durban hospital for emergency interventions, Wicks said. - Sapa