One man was left hospitalized with head trauma after a five cyclist pileup during the KIA-Golden Circle bicycle race on Saturday. Police say the man is not critical and believe a cattle grid in the road caused the accident.
In a freak accident, the cyclist's tire got stuck between the metal bars of a cattle grid in Skálholtsvegur road near Brúará river in South Iceland on Saturday evening. His fall caused four other cyclists to crash, according to local news site Vísir.
The man who was most severely injured was taken by a Coast Guard helicopter to a hospital in Reykjavík.
Organizers unaware of the gate
The owner of the race told Vísir that organizers had been unaware of the cattle grid. They are now examining whether the accident could have been prevented.
A cattle grid is a depression in a road covered by metal bars that is placed in roads that cross fencing and prevent livestock from passing. They are common in Icelandic roads to prevent the spreading of animal diseases and to protect flora from hungry sheep.
One man was left hospitalized with head trauma after a five cyclist pileup during the KIA-Golden Circle bicycle race on Saturday. Police say the man is not critical and believe a cattle grid in the road caused the accident.
In a freak accident, the cyclist's tire got stuck between the metal bars of a cattle grid in Skálholtsvegur road near Brúará river in South Iceland on Saturday evening. His fall caused four other cyclists to crash, according to local news site Vísir.
The man who was most severely injured was taken by a Coast Guard helicopter to a hospital in Reykjavík.
Organizers unaware of the gate
The owner of the race told Vísir that organizers had been unaware of the cattle grid. They are now examining whether the accident could have been prevented.
A cattle grid is a depression in a road covered by metal bars that is placed in roads that cross fencing and prevent livestock from passing. They are common in Icelandic roads to prevent the spreading of animal diseases and to protect flora from hungry sheep.
