A CYCLIST has been taken to hospital after a crash with a van near Ross-on-Wye this morning.

An ambulance service spokesman said paramedics were called to the scene of a crash involving a cyclist and a van on the A40 near to the Wilton roundabout at 7.38am today.

One ambulance and an off-duty paramedic attended the scene and treated the male cyclist for injuries that are not believed to be serious.

The cyclist was taken to Hereford hospital by ambulance as a precautionary measure.