A 50-year-old cyclist from Lawson has been flown to Westmead Hospital after an accident at Wentworth Falls on Friday morning.
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The man sustained injuries and fractures to his upper and lower limbs, according to a CareFlight spokesperson.
A CareFlight helicopter landed at the golf course in Wentworth Falls Country Club about 9am, where NSW Ambulance paramedics were waiting with the patient.
The man was airlifted to Westmead Hospital in a stable condition.
The accident occurred on Waratah Road at Wentworth Falls, when a Katoomba woman, 44, stopped her car on the dirt shoulder of the eastbound lane to operate her navigation system, and then attempted to perform a U-turn, according to police.
"While doing so, the front off-side (driver's side) of the vehicle collided with the bicycle rider who was also travelling in the eastbound lane of the road," said Blue Mountains Police Detective Inspector Scott McAlpine.
The driver called 000. A police investigation will occur.
