A 40-year-old woman suffered serious head injuries after falling off her bike in Timaru last night. A police spokeswoman said emergency services were called to the incident in June St just after midnight. The woman was biking home and was not wearing a helmet when she fell and hit her head, the spokeswoman said. She was taken to hospital by ambulance in a serious condition. The police Serious Crash Unit were investigating.

Source: Otago Daily Times August 12, 2018 00:11 UTC