Update
Police have appealed to the public for information about an incident which resulted in a man being airlifted to hospital in a critical condition on Wednesday.
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The incident occurred on Lithgow Street at around 5.40pm, just past the Lithgow Valley Plaza entry-exit roundabout.
Police are calling for anyone with dash cam footage of a small silver hatchback, possibly a Hyundai Getz or Ford, entering onto Lithgow Street from the southern end of the shopping centre heading towards Hassans Walls Road to contact police. Police believe it was a car matching this description which collided with a 48-year-old Lithgow man who was riding a pushbike.
The driver of the car appeared to be a woman in her 70's.
The cyclist was propelled into the air after impact and sustained serious head injuries and a large laceration to his right calf muscle.
The elderly driver travelled a further 20 metres along the road before stopping. Witnesses told police the woman then got out of her vehicle and walked up to the man on the road, before walking back to her car and driving away.
The cyclist was airlifted to Westmead Hospital where he remains in a critical condition.
Police are still investigating and making inquiries in relation to the driver of the vehicle.
Lithgow Police urged anyone with dash cam footage or further information to come forward and contact them on 6352 8399.
Earlier
A 48-year-old cyclist was airlifted to Westmead Hospital in a critical condition after a collision with a car on Lithgow Street, Lithgow on Wednesday afternoon, March 6.
The man suffered serious head and chest injuries as well as lacerations to his lower limbs, a NSW Ambulance spokesperson said. He was wearing a helmet.
He was treated by paramedics and a medical team which flew in with the helicopter.
He was put into an induced coma and intubated at the site before being flown to Westmead Hospital.
There were multiple calls to triple zero following the incident at approximately 5.45pm.
Five ambulance crews attended the site, as well as the rescue helicopter.
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