Wiggins recovering after crash
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November 9, 2012, Friday
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BRITAIN'S Tour de France winner Bradley Wiggins was expected to leave hospital later yesterday after being hit by a car while riding his bike near his family home.
Lancashire Police said the 2012 London Olympics time-trial gold medallist was in a "stable" condition after suffering broken ribs and a wrist injury in the accident on Wednesday evening, adding that the injuries were not life-threatening.
The 32-year-old was thrown off his bike when he was hit by a car near a petrol station in Wrightington, near his home in Eccleston, northwest England.
Wiggins's wife went to the scene while they were waiting for an ambulance.
"His wife (tried to) hug him and he said: 'Don't, my ribs'," said garage attendant Yasmin Smith, who was the first out to help the accident victim.
The accident took place just months after Britain's first ever winner of cycling's most prestigious race called for drivers and cyclists to "co-exist" on the roads following a fatal accident outside the Olympic Park.
"He is still in hospital. He's in a stable condition. It was minor injuries, broken ribs and a wrist injury," a Lancashire Police spokeswoman said. "We plan to speak to the driver later today as part of our inquiries."
Wiggins, who broke his collarbone in the 2011 Tour de France, had been due to take part in a number of interviews to promote his autobiography "My Time", published yesterday.
Wiggins's Team Sky outfit said on its website that his injuries were "not thought to be serious and he is expected to make a full and speedy recovery".
Lancashire Police said the 2012 London Olympics time-trial gold medallist was in a "stable" condition after suffering broken ribs and a wrist injury in the accident on Wednesday evening, adding that the injuries were not life-threatening.
The 32-year-old was thrown off his bike when he was hit by a car near a petrol station in Wrightington, near his home in Eccleston, northwest England.
Wiggins's wife went to the scene while they were waiting for an ambulance.
"His wife (tried to) hug him and he said: 'Don't, my ribs'," said garage attendant Yasmin Smith, who was the first out to help the accident victim.
The accident took place just months after Britain's first ever winner of cycling's most prestigious race called for drivers and cyclists to "co-exist" on the roads following a fatal accident outside the Olympic Park.
"He is still in hospital. He's in a stable condition. It was minor injuries, broken ribs and a wrist injury," a Lancashire Police spokeswoman said. "We plan to speak to the driver later today as part of our inquiries."
Wiggins, who broke his collarbone in the 2011 Tour de France, had been due to take part in a number of interviews to promote his autobiography "My Time", published yesterday.
Wiggins's Team Sky outfit said on its website that his injuries were "not thought to be serious and he is expected to make a full and speedy recovery".
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