Male cyclist, 80, in critical condition following a collision with car on the A46 near to The Stag on Sunday

A male cyclist, 80, is in a critical condition following a collision on the A46 between Stratford and Alcester near to The Stag around 12.30pm on Sunday afternoon (3rd November).

The seriously injured man was airlifted to hospital.

Police are appealing for any witnesses or those with any information to get in touch.

Road closures were in place while emergency services were in attendance.

A spokesperson from West Midlands Ambulance Service said: “We received multiple 999 calls to reports of an RTC involving a cyclist and car on the A46 near to The Stag in Redhill, Alcester. An ambulance and the Midlands Air Ambulance from Strensham responded to the scene. The cyclist, a man, sustained serious injuries and received advanced trauma care on scene before being airlifted to Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham in a critical condition.”

There have long been calls for that stretch of the A46 to be made safer.

See Thursday’s Herald for more on this story.