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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.
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Subscriber only A firefighter and police officer who attended a car crash at Brunswick Heads were allegedly punched by the teen driver. Tweed Byron Police District reported that about 12.15am on Wednesday, 27 January 2021, a Toyota Camry was travelling on Brunswick Valley Way, Brunswick Heads, when it hit a sign and mounted a roundabout, causing the front end of the vehicle to become lodged on rocks. When Rural Fire Service officers arrived shortly after and the driver, a 16 - year - old boy, became verbally abusive before allegedly punching one of them in the neck. Police attended and spoke to the teen who was argumentative and agitated before being subjected to a roadside breath test, returning a positive result.