A CYCLIST has been taken to hospital with a "serious leg injury" after a crash in Liscard.

Officers received a report of collision involving a van and a cyclist on Martins Lane, in Liscard, at around 7.40am today (Wednesday, January 10).

Emergency services attended and the cyclist, who is man aged in his 40s, has been taken to hospital with a serious leg injury.

The driver stopped at the scene.

A spokesperson for Merseyside Police said: "If you witnessed this incident or have any information, you can call 101 or DM @MerPolCC on Twitter quoting log number 119 of 10th January."