Cyclist, 19, suffers serious head injury in crash

A Devon and Cornwall Police car parked up on a residential street in Cornwall. It is white, blue and yellow with police written in blue block capitals on the bonnet. The car is a Peugeot 308 and has the following licence plate - WA72 EBG.

A 19-year-old male cyclist was taken by Cornwall Air Ambulance to hospital

A teenage cyclist has suffered a life-threatening head injury following a crash on a Cornwall road.

The 19-year-old man was hurt on an unclassified road at Poley's Bridge near St Breward on Wednesday at about 18:40 BST.

He was taken to Derriford Hospital in Plymouth by the Cornwall Air Ambulance helicopter.

Police are investigating and have appealed for anyone who witnessed the incident or has dash-cam footage to contact the force.

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