Mountain biker airlifted to hospital

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Mountain biker airlifted to hospital

4:29 PM Sunday May 16, 2010

An injured mountain biker has been flown to Wellington Hospital in a
serious condition after a crash near Upper Hutt.

The Westpac rescue helicopter, with a Wellington Free Ambulance
paramedic on board, was called to the scene on a track above Maidstone
Park, Upper Hutt, at 1.25pm.

A 56-year-old Silverstream man was treated for a spinal injury and was
now in stable condition.

Westpac rescue helicopter crewman Dave Greenberg said the man was
travelling along a track and did not see an upcoming jump. "He said
his front wheel fell away and he was thrown over his handlebars,
landing on his head."

The man was wearing a helmet.