North Avoca: Teenage boy injured after being hit by a car while riding his bike on Tramway Rd
A teenage boy has suffered head and neck injuries after being hit by a car while riding his bicycle in North Avoca.
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A teenage boy has suffered head and neck injuries after being hit by a car while riding his bike in North Avoca.
Emergency services were called to Tramway Rd just before 6.30pm on Wednesday after receiving reports a cyclist had been hit by a car.
A spokesman from NSW Ambulance said three paramedic crews attended along with police, and NSW Fire and Rescue. The Westpac Rescue Helicopter was also called.
“On arrival, crews treated a teenage male patient for injuries to his arm, head and neck,” the spokesman said.
The Westpac Rescue Helicopter landed at The Haven oval in Terrigal just after 7pm with the boy transferred from an ambulance.
“He was stabilised using spinal precautions and flown to John Hunter Hospital in a stable condition,” the NSW Ambulance spokesman said.
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