Paramedics were called to the centre of Oxford this morning following a collision between a car and a cyclist.

A spokesman for South Central Ambulance service said paramedics were sent to Banbury Road, at the junction with St Giles, following the collision at 8.45am.

He said: “We received reports saying there was someone lying on the ground and our staff arrived within six minutes.”

The spokesman said no details were available yet of the extent of the cyclist’s injuries.