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A biker practicing for the annual “Bike4Chai” ride, collided with a deer on Friday morning.

The accident happened at around 11:45AM while a group of riders were biking on Claryville Road in Sullivan County, NY.

The individual injured, reportedly collided with the deer at a high rate of speed, and was thrown from his bike.

Catskills Hatzolah was dispatched, and Paramedics began treating him for facial fractures.

As can be seen in the attached photos, the bike was broken into pieces, and the victims helmet was broken as well.

Hatzolah Paramedics requested that he be airlifted to Westchester Trauma Center.

His name for Tehillim is Micah Chaim ben Chanan Halevi.

Bike4Chai, now in its 7th year, is a 2 day, 180 mile, fully supported ride that raises money for the children of Chai Lifeline. Close to $4 Million have so far been raised for this years event.

On Friday’s and Sunday’s people can see Bike4Chai riders on the road and they train vigorously for the annual ride.

Last summer, four hundred cyclists from across the United States and Canada challenged their hearts as well as their bodies during the two-day, 180-mile Bike4Chai ride through Connecticut, New Jersey and New York. The ride featured killer hills and magnificent vistas and raised more than $5.7 million to provide services for sick children.

Bike4Chai supports Camp Simcha, an overnight summer camp for children with cancer, chronic conditions, genetic illnesses and disabilities, and the organization that runs it, Chai Lifeline. Chai Lifeline is an international children’s health support network that provides dozens of programs and services that enable sick children and their families to cope with the emotional, social, and financial impact of serious pediatric illness.

(Dov Gefen – YWN Sullivan County Newsroom)