Cyclist found in Sheffield road with life-threatening injuries

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Officers are trying to trace a 4x4 vehicle and its driver after the cyclist was found under the bridge in Prince of Wales Road

A cyclist has been taken to hospital after he was found with life-threatening injuries.

The man was found lying on the path underneath a railway bridge in Prince of Wales Road, Sheffield, by a police car at about 20:30 BST on Saturday.

The cyclist, 55, had been riding towards Darnall and it is thought he might have been hit by a vehicle, said South Yorkshire Police.

Officers are trying to trace a 4x4 vehicle and its driver, said the force.

Witnesses, especially people thought to have stopped to help the cyclist and give first aid, were being sought, it added.

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