Plea for witnesses after cyclist hurt in crash

A CYCLIST is seriously ill in hospital after a crash on Doncaster's York Road.

By The Newsroom

Published 20th Aug 2007, 17:19 BST

Updated 21st Aug 2007, 10:58 BST

The 55-year-old suffered what police described as serious head injuries after being in collision with a VW Transporter van driven by a 23-year-old man from Goldthorpe, Barnsley.

The incident happened about 100 metres to the Doncaster side of New Common Road.

South Yorkshire Police spokesman Mike Trees said the cyclist was reported to have turned right suddenly from one lane to another, directly in front of the van.

The cyclist, who is from Mexborough, was initially taken to Doncaster Royal Infirmary after the collision on Friday but he was transferred on Sunday to Sheffield’s Royal Hallamshire Hospital, where he was today described as stable and improving.

The van driver was not injured.

Any witnesses to the incident, at around 8.32pm on Friday, should call the South Yorkshire Police Accident Witness Line on 0114 220 2970.