A CYCLIST has been injured following a crash with a car.

Police and paramedics were at the scene of Tuckton Road where the car and cyclist collided, just before 4pm.

The female cyclist was taken to Poole hospital by paramedics. The extent of her injuries are not known.

The road was blocked at the exit of Tuckton Bridge but was cleared at 4.31pm.

The car involved in the collision was a blue Ford registered to a man from Bournemouth.