A YOUNG cyclist has been seriously injured after crashing with an ambulance in Bournemouth.

Police were called to a crash in Wimborne Road near to the junction with Kinson Grove shortly after 3pm on Monday afternoon. 

It involved a 16-year-old female cyclist and an ambulance travelling on blue lights. 

The cyclist was taken to hospital for treatment to serious injuries.

The Daily Echo has contacted South Western Ambulance Service for more details.