Cycling personality injured after hitting buffalo

06 May 2015 - 11:22 By RDM News Wire

SuperSport presenter and former professional cyclist Andrew Mclean was among those hospitalised after a collision with a buffalo in the Cradle of Humankind on Wednesday morning. News of a roaming buffalo spread when a caller to Radio 702’s Early Breakfast Show‚ who identified himself as Ray‚ said there it was loose in Fourways just after 5am.In case you don't believe it. Andrew Going in for X-rays now pic.twitter.com/xoMBDn24eK — Ali Mclean (@alimclean) May 6, 2015async Sightings were posted on Twitter with Richard van Zyl (@ElevationIdeas) saying: “Road Closed‚ near Dainfern. Looks like a buffalo was struck by a car took out cyclists too. EMS on scene”.Mclean’s wife Ali later tweeted pictures of a dead buffalo and Andrew’s ruined bicycle showing his injuries‚ saying “In case you don't believe it. Andrew Going in for X-rays now”.She later posted X-rays showing her husband’s injuries‚ and said the accident occurred while Andrew and the group he was with were “descending Timber Hill on way out to (the) Cradle).Exact details of the accident and the number of injured people is unclear.Johannesburg Metro Police Department spokesman Superintendent Wayne Minnaar told RDM News Wire said that it appeared that there was no motor vehicle involved.“When our men arrived there‚ there was just a dead buffalo‚” said Minnaar‚ adding that if there was a vehicle involved‚ it is possible that is was removed from the scene before JMPD officers got there.When contacted‚ National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals spokesperson Ainsley Hay was not aware of the incident‚ but was concerned about the possibility of a buffalo roaming near an area like Dainfern.She also pointed out that it was unlikely that a buffalo would have been killed by an impact with cyclists‚ and that is was more probable that a vehicle was involved...

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