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Cyclist suffers life-threatening injuries in crash

Chloe HarcombeWest of England
News imageGoogle A google maps street view of Airport Road in Hengrove. The road is wide and there is an island for pedestrians in the middle. There are pavements either side of the road, grass verges and trees. There are cars travelling on the road and 30mph road signs on the roadside.Google
Airport Road was closed for several hours after the collision

A teenaged cyclist is in hospital with life-threatening injuries following a serious collision with a car.

It happened in Airport Road, in Hengrove, Bristol, at 23:11 GMT on Friday. The cyclist was taken to hospital while the driver of the car was uninjured.

Officers closed the road while emergency services responded, but it has since reopened.

Avon and Somerset Police appealed for anyone who witnessed the collision or has dash cam footage to contact the force.

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