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A bicyclist and a truck collided near the intersection of Dyers and Breezes Highways in Bromley around 1 p.m. Thursday. (File photo).
A cyclist was seriously injured after being hit by a truck in Christchurch.
A police spokeswoman said the bicyclist and truck collided near the intersection of Dyers and Breezes highways in Bromley around 1 p.m. Thursday.
A spokesperson for St John said the rider was seriously injured and was taken to Christchurch Hospital.
Police continue to investigate.
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There have been 69 other crashes at the intersection of the Breezes and Dyers Roundabout since January 2000, according to crash data from the New Zealand Transportation Agency.
Three resulted in serious injuries, 19 were minor and 47 were crashes without injury.
The accident comes just a week after cyclist Russell Phillip Frankum, in his 50s, died after being hit by a pickup truck on Brougham St, near the end of the city of Christchurch Southern Motorway, just before 8 p.m. last Thursday.
Stuff understands that Frankum did not have a green light when he crossed the crossing with controlled lights for pedestrians and cyclists on Brougham St near Collins St.
It is also understood that the driver of the van had a green light and had exited the highway and was in a 60 km / h zone when they collided with Frankum.
The cause of the accident remains under investigation.
