A cyclist in his 60s was hit by a car in London Road today.

The collision happened just before 1pm, near Tooting Station, at the junction with Gorringe Park Avenue and the A217.

The A217 where Mitcham Road becomes London Road 

Witness Sunil Mistry, 26, said: "I was on my way to Lidl and saw a scene of police cars and paramedics, it looked serious."

A spokesman for the London Ambulance Service said: "We treated a man reported to be in his 60s for back and hip pain. He was taken to St George's Hospital in Tooting."

Police temporarily cordoned off the road and witnesses described seeing an ambulance and paramedics on the road.

Did you see what happened? Email ssleigh@london.newsquest.co.uk