Pedestrian seriously hurt in collision with cyclist

At around 7.50am on Saturday 29 April 2017 a police patrol came across a serious collision involving a cyclist and a pedestrian on Calthorpe Road, Exeter near the junction with Alberta Crescent in the Whipton area of Exeter.

The cyclist was travelling up Calthorpe Road towards Prince Charles Road and collided with a pedestrian crossing the road.

As a result of the collision, the cyclist suffered minor injuries and the pedestrian suffered a serious head injury and was airlifted to Derriford Hospital.  The pedestrian’s injuries were initially thought to be life changing.  Further complications resulted in the pedestrian being moved to intensive care where he is sedated and described as very poorly.

The pedestrian from Exeter is in his seventies and the cyclist, also from Exeter is aged 16.

Police from the roads policing team are keen to hear from anyone who witnessed the incident.  Please call 101 or email 101@dc.police.uk and quote log 203 of 29 April 2017.