Man arrested after crash leaves cyclist with potentially life-changing injuries

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A man has been arrested following a crash which left a cyclist with potentially life-changing injuries. Police were called to Rufford in Lancashire to reports of a collision involving a Renault Clio and a cyclist at around 1.40pm on Sunday (April 3).

Both men were travelling in the same direction along Red Cat Lane, towards Curlew Lane. The cyclist – a man aged in his 70s – was taken to hospital by air ambulance with several broken bones and fractures.

His injuries are described as potentially life-changing. Two passengers in the Clio – girls aged 11 – suffered minor injuries.

The road was closed for around three hours while collision investigators attended. READ MORE: 'There's no staff just a sea of people' - passengers met with chaos amid another day of misery at Manchester Airport A 32-year-old man from Skelmersdale, near Wigan, was arrested at the scene on suspicion of driving – excess drugs, dangerous driving and driving while unfit through drink or drug.