Female cyclist airlifted to major trauma centre after collision in Rugby
A female cyclist was airlifted to a major trauma centre for treatment after a collision in Rugby this morning (Tuesday, November 11).
She received advanced trauma care from the ambulance service before being airlifted to University Hospital Coventry and Warwickshire where she is now being cared for.
West Midlands Ambulance Service was called to reports of a collision involving a car and a cyclist at the junction of Bilton Road and May Lane, Bilton, Rugby, just before 9am.
Two ambulances and the Warwickshire and Northamptonshire Air Ambulance were sent to the scene.
A West Midlands Ambulance Service spokeswoman said: “Crews arrived to find an off-duty nurse providing care to a cyclist, a woman, who had reportedly been involved in a collision with a car.
“The woman was in a serious condition and received advanced trauma care at the scene before being airlifted to University Hospital Coventry and Warwickshire for further emergency care.”