Bicyclist airlifted after being severely injured in fall

Upon arrival, police immediately began administering life-saving procedures.

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PEAPACK-GLADSTONE -- A man in his 50s was flown to Morristown Medical Center Wednesday afternoon after he fell off his bicycle and suffered severe trauma, said Police Chief Gregory J. Skinner in a news release.

At approximately 5:14 p.m., police responded to a report of a bicyclist down in the area of 16 Tiger Hill Drive in the borough's Gladstone section, the release stated.

Upon arrival, police found the victim and immediately began life-saving procedures, the release stated. Within minutes, members of the Peapack-Gladstone First Aid and Rescue Squad and Fire Department Emergency Medical Technicians arrived on the scene, the release said.

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The man, whose identity police did not release, was transported by ambulance to Komlin Park on Apgar Avenue to meet the New Jersey State Police helicopter, the release said.

There, he received further medical treatment from the medical flight crew and ground-based paramedics from Robert Wood Johnson-Barnabas Mobile Heath Services before being airlifted to Morristown Medical Center, the release said.

The incident remains under investigation, the release said.

Police are asking anyone with information to contact the Peapack-Gladstone Police Department at 908-234-0626.