A CYCLIST has come forward following an incident where an elderly lady suffered serious injuries after being knocked to the floor in Boscombe recently.

The 71-year-old woman suffered a broken pelvis in the incident in Christchurch Road, Pokesdown, and police launched an appeal to find the cyclist, who had left the scene shortly after the collision took place.

A spokesman for Dorset Police said a 37-year-old Bournemouth man had come forward.

He had been interviewed by police but not arrested and enquiries were still continuing, the spokesman added.

Shopkeepers found the 71-year-old woman slipping in and out of consciousness on the floor around 11.30am on Friday September 16.

The lady, who has thanked people for their help on that day, was on her daily trip to buy a newspaper at Boscombe East Post Office when she was knocked to the floor by the pavement cyclist.

The 71-year-old, who has been made aware of the development said: “I would like to thank everyone who came to my aid especially the ambulance crew who were lovely.

“I am also pleased that the cyclist has come forward.”

The incident provoked a fierce debate about cycling on pavements.

Cyclists face a fixed penalty of £30 if they plead guilty to cycling on the pavement, although the Government has issued qualifying advice.

The Home Office says the fixed penalty is not aimed at responsible cyclists who sometimes feel obliged to use the pavement due to fear of traffic and who show consideration to other pavement users when doing so.