A CYCLIST has been injured in a collision with a car in Oatlands Drive, Harrogate.

The collision between a cream coloured Fiat Panda and a silver and blue mountain bike, happened at around 7.15am today at the junction of Slingsby Walk footpath near St Aiden’s School, and both were travelling from the direction of York Place.

The cyclist, a local man in his fifties, was taken to Harrogate District Hospital with serious head injuries and was later transferred to Leeds General Infirmary.

Police are appealing to anyone who saw either the Fiat Panda or the cyclist travelling along Oatlands Drive before the crash and to anyone who witnessed the collision, to contact them.

The road has now reopened.

Anyone with any information is asked to contact North Yorkshire Police on 101, and pass information to the Force Control Room or email Traffic Constable Steve James at steve.james117@northyorkshire.pnn.police.uk Please quote reference number 51 of 23 October.