The cyclist was rushed to hospital for further treatment to his injuries, paramedics calling the fire service to rescue him from the 'inaccessible' water
Emergency services rushed a cyclist to hospital on Sunday afternoon after the rider crashed over a low wall, plummeting into the river below.
Paramedics had called for help due to the injured man's location, the fire service saying it performed a"complex rope rescue" to get the man out of the water and back up onto the bridge. Duncan Brown was caught out by the conditions, the road wetter than he had expected as he lost control and was hurled through the air and over the bridge.
"He is pretty lucky," she said. "If it happened about three minutes sooner or later I wouldn't have seen him. He wouldn't have had a chance. I heard the click, click, click of him trying to brake then I saw him go over. My training just kicked in."
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