• Published 00:00 26.05.07
  • Latest update 00:00 26.05.07

Two cyclists injured during Upper Galilee bike race, one seriously

One cyclist, 36, sustains serious injuries to head, currently breathing with aid of respirator in trauma unit of Ziv Medical Center in Safed.

By Eli Ashkenazi

Two participants in a bicycle race in the Upper Galilee were injured Saturday morning, one of them seriously.

The accident occurred during the "Northern Arrow" bicycle race. The two cyclists overturned near Yiron junction along the race route.

One of the cyclists, 36, sustained serious injuries to his head. The other injured cyclist, 27, was lightly hurt.

Magen David Adom emergency medical service ambulances rushed to the scene and evacuated the two to the Ziv Medical Center in Safed.

One of the two injured men is currently breathing with the aid of a respirator and is being treated in the trauma unit of the hospital

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