Police are appealing for witnesses after a cyclist sustained serious injuries in a collision with a car in the New Forest yesterday.

The cyclist, a 25-year-old Southampon man, remains in a critical condition in Southampton General Hospital.

He was riding with a group towards Pennington when the accident happened at 10.50am in Pitmore Lane, Sway, and was taken to hospital by air ambulance.

The car involved was a grey Volkswagen Golf, driven by a 57-year-old man from Evesham in Worcestershire, who was driving towards Brockenhurst.

Witnesses to the accident or anyone with information is asked to call police on 101 quoting Operation Baroque or Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.