Cyclist suffers serious head injuries in car crash

A cyclist has been hospitalised with serious head injuries after being struck by a car.

The crash occurred on Trunnah Road at the junction with Holly Road in Thornton-Cleveleys at about 15:22 BST on Friday, Lancashire Police said.

The cyclist, a man in his 30s, was struck by an Audi A4 Estate, the force said. The car driver was not injured and nobody has been arrested, a spokesman added.

Police have asked for any witnesses or anyone with dashcam footage to get in touch, particularly the driver of a white Ford transit high top unliveried mini-bus type vehicle which was initially parked on the kerb at the junction of Trunnah Road and Heys Road, in the area of Great Arley, prior to the collision.

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