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Cyclist critical after hitting bush turkey
AAP
A road cyclist is fighting for his life after hitting a bush turkey in the Gold Coast Hinterland.
The 45-year-old man was travelling downhill when he struck the wild bush turkey and was thrown a "considerable distance" on Tomewin Mountain Rd, Currumbin Valley at 6.20am, say police.
He is at Gold Coast University Hospital with life threatening injuries.
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