A CYCLIST who was involved in a crash with a car after it apparently mounted a pavement on a main road near Droitwich has died.


The 18-year-old from Bromsgrove was flown to hospital on Friday after the BMX bicycle he was riding was involved in a collision with a blue Kia Picanto on the A38 outside the Chateau Impney Hotel at about 3.25pm.


The teenager was cycling along the pavement when the Picanto - travelling away from Droitwich Spa - appeared to mount the path before colliding with the teenager.
 

The cyclist suffered a serious head injury and received treatment at the roadside before he was flown to the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Birmingham for further specialist care.

He died there the next day.

The coroner for Worcestershire has been informed and an inquest will be opened in due course.
 

PC Leon Westwood, investigating the collision, said: “Our thoughts are with this young man's family and friends at this sad time.


“We are still appealing for witnesses to the incident and I would urge anyone who saw it happen, or witnessed either the bicycle or the Picanto in the moments leading up to the collision, to come forward.”


The A38 was closed for almost seven hours while emergency services dealt with the incident.


A woman in her 50s from Tenbury Wells was arrested at the scene on suspicion of dangerous driving.


She has since been released on police bail while officers continue their inquiries.