A CYCLIST was taken to hospital with a broken collar bone after a collision with a van.

The 25-year-old man was riding his bicycle on Gypsy Lane, at the junction with Stokesley Road in Marton, near Middlesbrough when he was involved in a collision with a Vauxhall van.

It happened at about 6pm on Wednesday, May 25.

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The rider, a 25-year-old man, suffered a broken collar bone and received treatment at the James Cook University Hospital.

Police are appealing for witnesses to the collision to come forward to assist with enquiries.

Officers would like to speak to anyone who may have seen what happened or anyone who may have dash cam footage which could assist their investigation.

Anyone with information is asked to contact PC Orchard-Moore on the non-emergency number 101, quoting incident number 088940.

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