Crash investigators are appealing for public assistance, after a cyclist was hit by a truck on the Far North Coast. Just after 6am yesterday, emergency services were called to Tweed Valley Way, Condong, after reports a white Mitsubishi truck and a cyclist collided. The cyclist, a 43-year-old man . by Lauren Kempe | NBN News-News, Sport & Weather
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Subscriber only The Hare Krishna community have extended their sympathies to two people who are recovering from stab wounds following an alleged attacked over the weekend. Police attended the Tyalgum Rd property at Eungella at about 9pm on February 7 following reports of a multiple stabbing incident. A 24-year-old man and a 46-year-old woman were flown to Gold Coast University Hospital for treatment. A NSW Police spokesman said the man remains under police guard. The Krishna Farm management has posted a public statement on social media following the traumatic incident that occurred on their property. The house where the (alleged) stabbing occurred is located a few hundred meters from the Hare Krishna temple but is privately owned by the above individuals and accessed through the Hare Krishna property, the statement read.
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Around 6am today paramedics were called to a crash after a cyclist was clipped by a truck.
An Ambulance NSW spokesman confirmed paramedics were called just after 6am to the crash which occurred on Tweed Valley Way, Condong.
It is understood the cyclist, a man in his early 40s, was clipped by a truck, thrown from his bicycle and landed in the northbound lane.
Two road ambulances attended the crash and treated the cyclist for shoulder and leg injuries.
The cyclist is also thought to be suffering from several lacerations to his upper legs.
He has been transported to Gold Coast University Hospital by ambulance.
The elderly and front line medical staff in northern NSW are hoping Queensland may allow access to the first rollout of COVID-19 jabs after it was revealed no vaccination hubs will be placed north of Coffs Harbour. The phase 1A rollout of COVID vaccines later this month will be the Pfizer vaccine which, due to its refrigeration requirements of minus 70 degree Celsius, will be offered out of hospital hubs. NSW Health has announced hubs at major hospitals including Royal Prince Alfred, Westmead, Liverpool, Hornsby, St George, Nepean, John Hunter in Newcastle, Wollongong, Coffs Harbour, Dubbo and Wagga Wagga. Nationals Tweed MP Geoff Provost said he was concerned for medical staff in the north of the state as well as the elderly population as Coffs Harbour was three to four hours away.