TRAFFIC is being delayed in Winkton this morning after a car and a cyclist collided.

Emergency services were called to Salisbury Road at 8.04am and one lane has since been closed to deal with the scene.

A police spokesman said that the cyclist was left with cuts and bruises after the crash with a Ford Fiesta, which was registered to a Verwood man.

An ambulance crew was also called to the scene.

The cyclist has been taken to Poole Hospital