A MAN has been taken to hospital after a cyclist was hit by a car on Herefordshire's busy A49.

The incident happened on the A49 in Leominster, near the OK Diner, at around 5.15pm on Friday (Ocyober 25). A cyclist was hit by a car, with the police and ambulance service, as well as a community first responder, called to the scene.

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The ambulance service said that the cyclist, a man, was taken to hospital and said his injuries were not life threatening.

A spokesperson for West Midlands Ambulance Service said: "We were called to the A49 in Leominster at 5.18pm on Friday to reports of a road traffic collision involving a bicycle and a car. An ambulance and a community first responder attended. The cyclist, a man, sustained non-life threatening injuries and received treatment before being conveyed to Hereford County Hospital."

West Mercia Police were also called to the crash, with a spokesperson saying: "We were called to the A49 shortly before 5.30pm on Friday following a collision involving a push bike. The cyclist was taken to hospital for injuries which are not thought to be serious."