Cyclist taken to hospital after Peak District crash

A cyclist was taken to hospital after falling from their bike at a hairpin bend in the Peak District.

The injured cyclist had come off their bike on a track to the east of Howden Dam at Derwent Reservoir.

Volunteers from Edale Mountain Rescue Team were called to their aid at about 16:15 BST on Monday.

The cyclist had sustained a chest injury and was finding breathing difficult.

Pain relief and oxygen was administered before they were taken to Sheffield Northern General Hospital by ambulance.

A spokesperson for Edale Mountain Rescue Team said: “The first vehicle on scene found the casualty at a quite notorious bit of an hairpin on the Dams loop above Howden Dam.

“The cyclist had fallen off their bicycle and had suffered a chest injury making breathing difficult.

“They were treated by team members and given pain relief and supplementary oxygen before being conveyed onto an ambulance for further treatment at Sheffield Northern General Hospital.”

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