TWO CYCLISTS have been taken to hospital with injuries after a car struck them and knocked them off their bikes at a CBD intersection at dawn.
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Emergency services were called to the scene of the crash before 6am on Thursday at the corner of Peel Street and Bligh Street.
Paramedics treated two men, believed to be aged in their 60s, who were riding bikes together when the car hit them.
An Ambulance NSW spokesperson told the Leader both men suffered injuries to their face and one of the men also hurt his leg.
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Both were taken to Tamworth hospital for further treatment but were in a stable condition.
The driver of the car was not hurt, according to Ambulance NSW.
Two ambulance road crews were deployed to the scene along with Oxley police officers.
Traffic was diverted while emergency services worked but conditions have since returned to normal.
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Police and crime reporter at the Newcastle Herald. Email: afalkenmire@austcommunitymedia.com.au
Police and crime reporter at the Newcastle Herald. Email: afalkenmire@austcommunitymedia.com.au
