Cyclist injured after riding into raised crossing

CRASH: A 16-year-old was injured when he came off his bike on Lincoln Rd on Saturday night. PHOTO/CHERIE TAYLOR.

A teenage Masterton cyclist fell off his bike after crashing into a traffic island, leaving him unconscious on Saturday night.

Passers-by found the teenager on the side of Lincoln Rd and his bike on the footpath around 10pm and called emergency services.

There were no safety lights on his bike.

He had "light injuries" including a suspected broken arm and was taken to Wairarapa Hospital, said Daniel Paul, Wellington Free Ambulance spokesman.

Masterton Police sergeant Simon Irving said it appeared the 16-year-old male had not seen the raised pedestrian crossing opposite Masterton Medical Centre and rode into it, causing him to fall off the bike.

He was wearing a cycle helmet at the time but was unconscious when passersby went to his aid.

The cyclist was taken to hospital with a suspected broken arm after being placed onto a back-safety board, Mr Irving said. "We believe he has ridden into the curb ... he hasn't been concentrating and has hit the island."

Meanwhile, it was a busy night for the Life Flight rescue helicopter crew with callouts from the north to the south of Wairarapa.

Life Flight crewman Dave Greenburg said they went out to Mataikona around 8pm to help an elderly woman who was having breathing difficulties.

They flew the woman, in her 60s, to Wairarapa Hospital.

Later, a woman from Wellington was injured in a quad bike accident at Lake Ferry just before 10pm.

"Wellington Free Ambulance attended the scene and we were called because they were concerned about her head injuries," said Mr Greenburg.

Life Flight met the ambulance in Martinborough and flew the woman, in her 30s, to Wellington Hospital.

The woman was released on Sunday.

Mr Greenburg was not sure how the accident happened as they did not attend the scene.