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More Than 1,400 Cyclists Hospitalised Last Year For Road Accidents


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Nearly 1,450 cyclists were hospitalised after road crashes or transport accidents last year.

They include almost 1,100 males and nearly 400 females.

These new figures have been released by the HSE under the Freedom of Information Act.

In 2017, 1,414 people had inpatient admissions in hospital due to a cycling accident or collision.

The following year, the figure was 1,408 and, in 2019, it rose to 1,437.

Last year, the largest amount of hospitalisations involved the Ireland East Hospital Group, at 289 - seven more than the South/Southwest group.

The HSE's figures include only inpatient and day-case admissions, so don't include people treated solely in emergency departments.

A new survey by Dublin Cycling Campaign found more than two in three cyclists have experienced a near miss or collision in the past six months.

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