A MALE cyclist has been seriously injured after a crash with a car.

Police and ambulance were called to the collision on Bindon Lane in Wool around 6.55am.

The road remains closed.

A spokesperson for Dorset Police said crash involved a silver Renault Clio registered to a man from Wareham.

The cyclist has been taken to Dorset County Hospital with serious injuries.

A spokesperson for South Western Ambulance Service said the cyclist, a 50-year-old man, had suffered a head injury.

Police are still at the scene and Bindon Lane remains closed.

Motorists are advised to avoid the area.