A cyclist has suffered head injuries in a collision with a car in north-east Essex.

The man, aged around 50, sustained “non-serious head injuries” in the accident on the A133 Cymbeline Way in Colchester at 5.20pm today, an Essex Police spokesman said.

He was taken to Colchester Hospital for precautionary reasons, the force spokesman added.

The two-vehicle collision also involved a blue Citroen Picasso. No other injuries were reported.

Emergency crews closed the road in both directions between the Avenue Of Remembrance roundabout and the A134 Westway junction near the town centre.

It reopened at 6.50pm following the accident.