Cyclist fighting for her life after serious crash into wall on steep Sheffield street
Woman taken to hospital in ambulance after serious crash on steep road
A cyclist is fighting for her life in hospital after a serious crash into a wall on a Sheffield street
The woman, aged 50, was taken to hospital by ambulance after the collision which closed part of what is a residential street for a period of time.
Police today said the injured the woman had suffered life threatening injuries in the incident, and is now in a stable condition in hospital.
South Yorkshire Police closed the street, Upperthorpe, near Walkley, while paramedics attended to the injured woman following the collision, which happened around rush hour.
There is no suggestion that any other vehicles were involved in the incident, which emergency services say happened late in the afternoon on Thursday (September 17).
Police said in a statement: “At 5.02pm on Thursday (17 September), we were called to reports of a road traffic collision at Upperthorpe, Sheffield.
“It is reported that a cyclist was involved in a collision with a wall.
“The cyclist, a 50-year-old woman, received life-threatening injuries and was taken to hospital where she remains in a stable condition.”
The Yorkshire Ambulance Service said in a statement: “We received an emergency call at 4.53pm on Thursday September 17 to report a road traffic incident on Upperthorpe in Sheffield.
“A number of ambulance resources were dispatched to the scene, including an ambulance and a team leader, and one patient was conveyed to hospital.”
Upperthorpe is a steep street which runs down hill from Walkley towards Infirmary Road, ending near Upperthorpe Library and Upperthorpe Road.
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