FIREFIGHTERS provided first aid to a cyclist they found lying in the roadside as they returned to their station this afternoon.
The 13-year-old boy, who was not seriously hurt, was in a collision with a BMW close to the Seaham Fire Station in Princess Road, Seaham, County Durham, at about 4pm.
Darlington and County Durham Crew manager Joseph Barford said: "We were returning from installing smoke alarms in homes in the town when we saw the boy lying in the middle of the road.
"We put and blanket on him and gave in oxygen for shock while we waited for paramedics from the North East Ambulance Service to arrive."
The boy, who suffered slight injuries, was taken to hospital for a precautionary checks.
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