A cyclist in their 20s was taken to hospital after a collision with a car in Colchester last night.

Emergency services were called to the crash involving the cyclist and a black Octavia in Cowdray Avenue just before 5.45pm yesterday (Sunday, November 7).

A spokesman for Essex Police confirmed the cyclist had been taken to hospital with head injuries.

A spokesman for the East of England Ambulance Service said: "We sent one ambulance and an ambulance officer.

One person was taken to Colchester General Hospital for further care."

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