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James Rodger & Jess Flaherty

BBC weather presenter Carol Kirkwood injured after being knocked off her bike

BBC weather presenter Carol Kirkwood has had to take time off work after being involved in a car accident.

Carol Kirkwood sustained injuries which required a hospital visit when she was knocked off her bike by a car.

The presenter has gone on to thank police, ambulance and hospital staff who helped her after the accident.

The BBC weather presenter tweeted: "Been off following an accident. Got knocked off my bike by a car and got injured."

Birmingham Live reports Ms Kirkwood then continued in a brief statement on social media: "Biggest thanks ever to the Police (Chris and Faye), the Ambulance Crew (Miranda and Stewart) who tended to me and took me to Hospital."

Rounding off her message, she wrote: "And especially Peter Foskett-Tharby at Wexham Park Hospital".

Carol is a Scottish weather presenter who was trained by the Met Office and is employed by the BBC, in particular on BBC Breakfast and Victoria Derbyshire.

In 2015, she participated in the 13th series of BBC One's Strictly Come Dancing, finishing in 10th place.

The TV personality is the main weather presenter on BBC Breakfast.

She previously presented the BBC's The Weather Show and is also a regular contributor and reporter for The One Show.

In 2011, Kirkwood co-presented the BBC One series The Great British Weather and has also presented the weather on BBC Radio 2's The Chris Evans Breakfast Show.

Last year, she had a cameo appearance in Channel 4 soap Hollyoaks as a weather presenter.

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