A CYCLIST has been taken to hospital after a crash in York this morning.

North Yorkshire Police said it was called to the collision in Boroughbride Road at 8am. It involved a woman on a bike and a Kia Sportage car.

The cyclist was taken to York Hospital by ambulance.

A spokesperson for North Yorkshire Police said: "Her injuries are not believed to be serious.

"The scene was cleared by 8.37am."

Drivers using the main road into York faced delays as a result of the crash.

A diversion was set up to take inbound traffic down Carr Lane.