The Age: Third cyclist critical after road accidents - 29 September, 2006

A third cyclist is in hospital with serious head injuries after being hit by a car. The ambulance service said a young boy was hit by a car at about 12.40pm in Noble Park and is in a serious condition in the Royal Children’s Hospital. He is the fourth cyclist to be hit by a car in the past 24 hours. Two other cyclists remain in hospital with serious head injuries after they were struck by vehicles in separate incidents earlier today.

A man in his late 70s was hit by a car at the intersection of Monbulk Road and Perrins Creek Road in Kallista at about 10.40am. He was airlifted to the Alfred Hospital with head injuries and is in a serious condition, according to an ambulance spokeswoman.

In a separate incident, a man in his 20s was hit by a truck at about 11am at the intersection of Clayton Road and Bayview Road in Bayview. An ambulance service spokeswoman says the 20-year-old is also in a serious condition with head injuries and has been taken to the Royal Melbourne Hospital.

The three incidents follow the death of a cyclist who fell from his bike and was struck by a car in St Albans yesterday.

The 45-year-old was riding south on St Albans Road when he fell from his bike near Merton Street and was hit by a car about 10.30pm yesterday.
The motorist, who was not injured, stopped to assist but the cyclist died at the scene.