A 66-year-old pedal cyclist was fighting for his life today after his bicycle was in collision with a motorcycle.

The man suffered serious head and neck injuries in the crash, while the male motorcyclist sustained leg injuries,

The collision happened on Middle Road, Devonshire near its junction with Vesey Street just before midnight on Saturday.

Both the injured were rushed to the King Edward VII Memorial Hospital.

The bicyle rider is being treated in the intensive care unit.

Police said the motorcyclist, aged 46, had “non-life threatening injuries.”

The collision was said by police to have happened when the bicycle rider joined Middle Road from Vesey Street.

Middle Road between Hermitage Road and Vesey Street has been cordoned off while officers examine the scene.