Cyclist 'seriously injured' after being hit by bus on A5 near Gobowen
Police are appealing for witnesses after a cyclist was hit by a bus and seriously injured near Gobowen.
West Mercia Police said the incident between a bicycle and bus occurred on the A5 from the Gobowen junction to the Rhoswiel roundabout on Monday at around 11pm.
The cyclist sustained serious injuries and required hospital treatment.
A spokesperson for the force said: "Officers would like to hear from anyone who was in the area at the time and saw the collision or may have dashcam footage of it."
Anyone with information is asked to contact PS Carpenter via email DL-HOPUShrewsburyB11@westmercia.police.uk or call 111 extension 7712272 quoting 00579.
A spokesperson for the West Midlands Ambulance Service said: "We were called to reports of an RTC on the A5 near Weston Rhyn, Oswestry at 11pm.
"An ambulance and paramedic officer were sent to the scene whilst a Community First Responder was also in attendance.
"On arrival, crews discovered a cyclist and a bus had been involved in a collision. The cyclist, a man, was treated by ambulance staff for potentially serious injuries before being conveyed on blue lights to Royal Stoke University Hospital for further treatment."
