Cyclist seriously injured in collision with car

Police officers and police cars in a residential street with stone houses and trees. The patrol car int he foreground is parked next to a bus stop shelter and has its lights on.
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A cyclist has been seriously injured in a collision with a car in a residential street in Aberdeen.

The crash between a bike and a grey Volkeswagan Polo happened at about 07:30 on Clifton Road close to the junction with Primrosehill Gardens.

Police Scotland said a 64-year-old man was taken to Aberdeen Royal Infirmary for treatment.

The female driver of the car was not injured.

The Scottish Ambulance Service said they dispatched an ambulance and a resuscitation rapid response unit to the scene.

A spokesman for Police Scotland described the crash as "serious" and appealed for anyone who witnessed the crash or saw the cyclist or car before the collision to contact them.

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