Overview
- A 55-year-old man from Romsey was found with a serious head injury and a spinal injury on a track in the New Forest and taken to hospital in a life-threatening condition after being discovered on Sunday.
- Hampshire Constabulary's Roads Policing Unit is leading the inquiry and has asked anyone who was in the area or saw the rider to contact police on 101 or online using case reference 44260473038.
- Officers released identifying details to aid enquiries, saying the cyclist was riding a dark grey Bosch electrically assisted pedal cycle and wearing a khaki jacket, dark trousers, dark shoes, a black cycle helmet and a black backpack.
- Police say they do not currently believe a third party was involved but have stressed that enquiries remain ongoing and no arrests or suspect identifications have been reported.
- The remote location on Ocknell Plain between RAF Stoney Cross and Boldrewood Road could limit witness accounts and footage, so investigators are collecting forensic evidence and witness statements to establish what happened.