A WOMAN who was involved in a serious collision with a bike on Bucklands Lane yesterday (October 25) has sustained "major" injuries and remains in a coma.

Andrea Greening was rushed to Southmead Hospital after being hit by a bike at around 12.15pm.

She sustained potentially life-threatening injuries and currently remains in a coma "with much uncertainty regarding her recovery."

One of her sons, Chris Greening, told the North Somerset Times: "She survived the night, but has suffered a major intracranial haemorrhage among other major injuries and remains in a coma with much uncertainty regarding her recovery.

"My dad is with her, and my brother and I are travelling from overseas to follow. She is a survivor and we're all hoping she pulls through. The support of the doctors, paramedics, and nurses -- together with the wider Nailsea community -- has been phenomenal. 

"We do not blame the boy on the bike. It was a terrible accident and he feels enormously sorry.

"The issue is with the infrastructure: a narrow downhill shared bike path to the town's main station with a blind bend leading to the Bucklands Lane / Batch junction.

"I've long said that junction would kill someone on their bike one day. I never expected it to be the other way around."

Posting on Facebook yesterday, her other son, Dave, added: "She was hit from behind by a bicycle coming down the hill at around 30mph. It’s such a sharp turn, the lad just went straight into her. She landed face first on the pavement.

"My mum was fortunate to have nurses and other members of the community jump out of their cars to immediately help her. Thank you all so much for taking good care of my mum.

"My dad was with her, and is currently in hospital waiting for the outcome of the surgery."

A spokesperson for the South Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust (SWASFT) said: “We were called at 12:15hrs on Wednesday, October 25 to a road traffic incident on Bucklands Lane, Nailsea.

"We sent two double-crewed land ambulances, a hazardous area response team, an air ambulance and a rapid response vehicle and we conveyed one patient by land ambulance to Southmead Hospital.”