A MOTOR cyclist was killed in an accident with a car outside a Hampshire town last night.

Peter Cope, 39, from Alton, suffered fatal head injuries when he was in collision with a car on the Alresford-Kings Worthy Road near the ladycroft crossroads shortly after 6pm.

The 46-year-old woman driver of a Toyota car, who comes from Ropley, was treated for shock at the scene and did not require hospital treatment.

The road was road was closed for four hours for police to carry out an investigation into the circumstances of the crash, which has been codenamed Operation Zebra.

They are appealing for anyone with information to contact the roads policing unit at Cosham on 0845 045 4545