Woman's life saved by helmet after crash in Stanford le Hope (From Echo)
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Woman's life saved by helmet after crash in Stanford le Hope
4:32pm Friday 31st August 2012 in Local News By Melissa Hills
A WOMAN’S life was saved by her cycle helmet after a serious crash on a busy roundabout in Stanford le Hope.
The 30-year-old cyclist was in collision with a grey Citroen Xsara Picasso on the roundabout near the junction of The Manorway and the A13 just after 9am on Friday.
She was revived at the scene by paramedics at the scene and was taken to Basildon Hospital suffering from head and back injuries.
Bradley Lane, the duty operations manager who attended the incident, said the woman’s life was saved by her cycle helmet, which was split in two as she hit the ground.
He said: “Things could have been much, much worse if it wasn’t for her wearing one, basically her life was saved by that helmet. She suffered concussion but the helmet was split in two.”
Comments(5)
muffindamule
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5:15pm Fri 31 Aug 12
V_is_back wrote:Not a course of action I would recommend.
This is obviously a terrible incident for the lady concerned and thankfully she didn't die, but unless they repeat the crash without a helmet they cannot say the helmet actually saved her life.
Eric the Red
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5:39pm Fri 31 Aug 12
V_is_back wrote:Agree 100%
This is obviously a terrible incident for the lady concerned and thankfully she didn't die, but unless they repeat the crash without a helmet they cannot say the helmet actually saved her life.
beyond the valley of the asbos
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9:27pm Fri 31 Aug 12
burtthebike
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8:48pm Sun 2 Sep 12
Perhaps Mr Lane and the editor might like to check the facts before they opine again? cyclehelmets.org
V_is_back says...
4:42pm Fri 31 Aug 12