Kiwi multisport legend hit by car - report

Last updated 13:38 29/08/2008
Hurt: Coast to Coast legend Steve Gurney is recovering after being hit while out sycling, according to a media report.

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Coast to Coast legend Steve Gurney has been injured after being hit by a car while cycling in Christchurch, according to a media report.

The nine-times endurance winner was out biking in the city Wednesday at 5.30pm when the accident happened, Newstalk ZB reported today.

Gurney was sent head-first through the vehicle's window in the collision with the vehicle outside a Woolworths supermarket on Ferry Rd.

Coast to Coast organiser Robin Judkins has confirmed Gurney was admitted to hospital on Wednesday night, but was later discharged.

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