Northern Ireland

Police appeal over man found collapsed beside his bike in Toome

The man was found on the Roguery Road in Toome last night 
The man was found on the Roguery Road in Toome last night  The man was found on the Roguery Road in Toome last night 

POLICE have appealed for help in establishing the circumstances that led to a man being found collapsed next to his bicycle on a Co Antrim road.

The man, who is in his late 50s, was found lying in an unresponsive state on the Roguery Road in Toome at around 7.10 last night. He was taken to hospital where he remains in a critical condition.

Inspector Alison Ferguson said: “The man was transferred to hospital by the NIAS, where he remains undergoing treatment.

“We have now identified this gentleman, and I am appealing to anyone who was on the Roguery Road on Sunday and saw this man on his bicycle, or any driver who was travelling on the road and has a dash cam fitted to their vehicle to check their footage.

“Anyone who thinks they have information which may useful to our investigation is asked to contact police in Ballymena on the non-emergency number 101, quoting reference number 1124 of 08/04/18.”