CAMPAIGNERS are pleading with road bosses to take action after a cyclist was nearly killed in Toy's Hill on Sunday.

He sustained horrific injuries at the notorious junction of Puddledock Lane and Toy's Hill when his bike hit the boot of a parked car and his head went through the rear window.

His injuries were so serious he required four hours of emergency treatment at the scene, and was later transferred to Kings College Hospital in an air ambulance.

As we went to press, the cyclist, from Essex, was in a stable condition, but residents who live on the road say it is only a matter of time before someone is killed.

Dr Sophie Zeman, a doctor of neuroscience who lives on the bend, said: "The road is on a very steep hill and cyclists either misjudge it or they don't think they can make it and they think they can come off on to our drive.

"We were in the house on Sunday and there was a horrendous crash.

"We knew what it was because we have had so many of them before.

"This man smashed through the screen at the back of the car and rolled down a grass bank with a severed artery in his neck."

Dr Zeman's partner, Simon Olszowski, gave first aid, helped by other cyclists, before the victim was later from the scene.

The couple, who have previously appeared in the Chronicle campaigning on this issue, have now put out a temporary sign to warn of the dangerous bend.

They want Kent Highway Services to repaint the road markings, directional arrows on the road near their house and to put official danger signs for cyclists on the road.

Dr Zeman said she understood the issue had been under discussion by the highway services but as yet there had been no progress.

Kent Highway Services spokesman Phil Scrivener encouraged the couple to report the incident and said action would be taken if necessary.

After the accident, the road was closed for more than two hours while emergency services treated the casualty.