AN 86-year-old woman suffered this horrific arm injury after an incident involving a cyclist on the pavement.

The victim was in her mobility scooter in Cheapside, going towards East Street, Taunton, when the cyclist mounted the pavement going in the opposite direction.

She suffered a deep cut to her arm, but the cyclist carried on despite shouts from passers-by telling him to stop after the incident at 4.30pm last Tuesday, June 23.

Police say the cyclist is described as a whie man in his early 30s with blond hair cut long on top and short on the sides.

He was wearing a white T-shirt with dark shorts or trousers at the time.

He cycled up Paul Street to Mary Street.

Taunton Central Team Sgt Neil Kimmins said: “There is no suggestion that this particular incident was deliberate but if, as the information suggests in this case, a person cycles through a crowded area at speed and hits someone, then this reckless action could find them being prosecuted for a lot more than just cycling on pavement.

 

 

 

“It’s a really nasty injury this lady suffered so I hope someone will recognise him from him description and that anyone who hasn’t already come forward to make a witness statement will do so very quckly.”

If you have any information about the incident, call Taunton Police Station on 101 or you can pass on information in confidence via the Crimestoppers website or by calling them on 0800-555111 quoting crime reference to quote is 69586/15.