No serious injury: police and paramedics attend the scene of a collision between a cyclist and a taxi in Sherrard Street this morning. Picture: Caleb Cluff.
An 11-year-old boy escaped serious injury after the bicycle he was riding collided with a vehicle outside the Black Hill preschool this morning.
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Police at the scene said the boy’s bicycle was struck by a taxi on the corner of Sherrard and Foley Crescent outside the preschool around 8.30am.
Bystanders rushed to the boy’s assistance, but he was not badly injured.
He was taken by ambulance to Ballarat Base Hospital for observation.
A police officer attending said it was a timely reminder about bicycle safety, especially around busy schools at pick-up and drop-off times.
There were around 40 vehicles in Sherrard Street at the time of the accident.
Caleb Cluff
Senior Journalist, The Courier
