Colchester crash involving cyclist and car leaves pensioner seriously injured

Police and ambulance colleagues were called to the scene. File image
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An elderly man has been seriously injured after a crash involving a car and a cyclist in Colchester. Emergency services were called to the scene on Saturday (October 26) following reports of a traffic collision on Nayland Road.

Officers from Essex Police and ambulance colleagues from the East of England Ambulance Service Trust both attended the scene. They rushed to the incident after being alerted to it just before 5pm.

The injured man, in his 80s, was taken to hospital where he currently remains. He is now in a stable condition.

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An Essex Police spokesperson said: "Our enquiries are ongoing. Anyone with information or footage which could assist our investigation should contact us as soon as possible.

"You can let us know by submitting a report on our website or by using our online Live Chat service which is available 24 hours-a-day, seven days-a-week. It can be found at the bottom right of our homepage at www.essex.police.uk.

"Visit www.essex.police.uk/digital101 to find out more about our website reporting services. Alternatively, you can call us on 101. Please cite incident 858 of 26 October."

An East of England Ambulance Service spokesman said: "We were called just before 5pm on Saturday with reports of a road traffic collision at the junction of Nayland Road and Fords Lane in Colchester involving a car and a cyclist. An ambulance was sent to the scene. One patient, an adult male, was transported to Colchester Hospital for further care."