Biker fighting for life after accident
A motorcyclist was left fighting for his life after suffering multiple injuries in a crash with a car in Hotwells.
The man, believed to be in his 30s, was treated at the scene by paramedics for serious injuries to his head, chest, upper abdomen and pelvis before being taken to hospital after the accident in Merchant's Road, shortly before 5.15pm yesterday.
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The rider is understood to have ended up underneath a car after the collision. The motorist was not injured.
Police closed Merchant's Road and a stretch of the A4 Hotwell Road from the crash scene towards its junction with St George's Road, Jacob's Wells Road and Anchor Road for more than three hours following the collision.
The motorcyclist was anaesthetised at the scene by the Great Western Air Ambulance team and was taken to Frenchay Hospital by road.
Great Western Ambulance Service incident support officer Neville Levy said: "The information we obtained was that the motorcycle collided with the car and the rider ended up underneath the car.
"It was clear very soon after we arrived that the man's injuries were severe, potentially life-threatening. Our crews worked very well together to treat and stabilise the patient on scene in order to transport him to hospital as quickly as possible."
The accident caused long delays for commuters heading to Avonmouth and Long Ashton.
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by Wholetime Firefighter, Bristol
Monday, May 18 2009, 3:21PM
“"Upsetting people and name-calling again, Wholetime?? Tut, tut, get a life"
Geroge, Bristol
I have one 'George', (how is it I can spell your name correctly, yet you can't?) and do something usefull with it.
Now, jog on, Son and do something usefull with yours. I hear that scientists are looking for lobotomised people to test.
You should fit the bill nicely.”
by Sophie, Bristol
Monday, May 18 2009, 11:36AM
“This is just a disgusting example of how selfish people can be. Should the emergency services just let a man die in the street so people can get home in time to watch Neighbours hey?...pathetic.”
by Pogo the Clown, Reikjavik
Monday, May 18 2009, 11:27AM
“What's the point in shouting at the cops? They're just doing their job. The clots should've been shouting at the biker and driver of the car - those are the 'tards that caused the hold up.”
by Anon, Bristol
Monday, May 18 2009, 11:27AM
“Wholetime - I know what you mean - the amount of times we've been asked to move an ambulance vehicle, because it is blocking someone..... Even as we've been loading the patient :-(”
by Geroge, Bristol
Monday, May 18 2009, 10:22AM
“Upsetting people and name-calling again, Wholetime?? Tut, tut, get a life :)”