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Jul. 6, 2005. 09:27 PM

Bush rides bike into Scottish police officer

FROM ASSOCIATED PRESS

GLENEAGLES, Scotland — U.S. President George W. Bush collided with a 
local police officer and fell during a bike ride on the grounds of the 
Gleneagles golf resort while attending a meeting of world leaders today.

Bush suffered "mild to moderate" scrapes on his hands and arms that 
required bandages by the White House physician, said the president's 
spokesman, Scott McClellan. The accident occurred on asphalt, McClellan 
said, but Bush was wearing a helmet at the time.

The officer was taken to a local hospital as a precaution, McClellan 
said. Police said the officer suffered a "very minor" ankle injury.

It was raining lightly at the time.

The officer was on a security detail. He is a member of the police 
department of Strathclyde, a nearby town, McClellan said.

Bush was concerned about the officer's condition, and talked with him 
for some time after the collision, McClellan said. The president also 
asked White House physician Richard Tubb to monitor the officer's 
condition at the hospital.

The presidential bike suffered some damage, McClellan said, so Bush rode 
back to the hotel in a Secret Service vehicle.

The fall did not affect Bush's schedule. Dressed in a tuxedo, he 
attended a dinner hosted by the Queen at the annual Group of Eight 
economic summit. He showed no signs of distress.

A year ago, Bush was cut and bruised when he sailed over the handlebars 
while riding a mountain bike at his Texas ranch.

In 2003, he tried out a Segway, the stand-up, motorized scooter at the 
family's seaside estate in Maine. It went down on his first attempt, but 
he stayed on his feet with a flying leap over the machine. Undeterred, 
he got on again and cruised around the driveway with his father.