<div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>A </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/tourism'" rel="" target="" title="tourist"><span>tourist</span></a><span> is fighting for life following a </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/bicycle" rel="" target="" title="bicycle"><span>bicycle</span></a><span> accident on Rottnest Island, off the coast of Perth.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Emergency crews responded to calls about 5pm on Tuesday that a woman had fallen from a bicycle on Digby Drive in the Thompson Bay area of Rottnest Island.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>They found a 38-year-old woman suffering life-threatening head injuries following the face-first fall.</span></div></div><div><div id="adspot-mobile-medium"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/australian-airlines-at-risk-from-jet-fuel-shortages-report-says/39035c29-3587-4394-96ee-3f2b99ebbd84" target="_blank"><strong><span>Australian airlines among 'most exposed' if jet fuel runs dry</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>She was flown from the island to Royal </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/perth" rel="" target="" title="Perth"><span>Perth</span></a><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/hospitals" rel="" target="" title="Hospital"><span>Hospital</span></a><span> in a critical condition.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>It's understood the woman had a helmet with her but it's unclear if she was wearing it at the time.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The 38-year-old, who is from overseas but living in Melbourne, had travelled to the island with her partner.</span></div></div><div><div class="OUTBRAIN" data-reactroot="" data-src="//www.9news.com.au/national/cyclist-seriously-injured-rottnest-island/231318e2-f357-48ac-9953-a85203714398" data-widget-id="AR_5"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The circumstances surrounding the crash remain under investigation.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/severe-tropical-cyclone-maila-tracking-towards-far-north-queensland/46a36351-f612-487f-b3d7-79a8a78f5234" target="_blank"><strong><span>Slow-moving Severe Tropical Cyclone Maila heading towards Queensland</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><em><span>NEVER MISS A STORY:</span></em></strong><span> </span><em><span>Get your breaking news and exclusive stories first by following us across all platforms.</span></em></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><ul><li><strong><em><span>Download the 9NEWS App here via</span></em></strong><span> </span><a href="https://apps.apple.com/au/app/9news/id1010533727" target="_blank"><strong><em><span>Apple</span></em></strong></a><span> </span><strong><em><span>and</span></em></strong><span> </span><a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=nineNewsAlerts.nine.com&amp;hl=en_AU&amp;pli=1" target="_blank"><strong><em><span>Google Play</span></em></strong></a></li><li><strong><em><span>Make 9News your preferred source on Google by</span></em></strong><span> </span><a href="https://9.nine.com.au/8x987w" target="_blank"><strong><em><span>ticking this box here</span></em></strong></a></li><li><strong><em><span>Sign up to</span></em></strong><span> </span><a href="https://login.nine.com.au/edm?client_id=nineatnine" target="_blank"><strong><em><span>our breaking newsletter here</span></em></strong></a></li></ul></div></div>