How 70-year-old cyclist was rescued by air ambulance minutes after crash thanks to location app What3Words

The rider suffered a fractured femur when he slipped on an oil slick and crashed into a grass verge 

A 70-year-old cyclist has shared his experience after he was rescued by air ambulance in just minutes thanks to the location app What3Words.

Algy Kazlauciunas was cycling in the Yorkshire Dales last September, when he hit an oil slick in the road and was sent crashing into a grass verge.

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