Crash puts cyclist in hospital

A CYCLIST was taken to hospital with a head injury after a collision with a car on Tuesday afternoon.

The 29-year-old man had been involved in an incident with a Vauxhall Astra at the junction of Kilnhurst Road and Old Warren Vale Road, Swinton.

Police and ambulance staff attended. There were road closures in place and some traffic disruption.

A police spokeswoman said the cyclist’s injury was not thought to be life-threatening.