An elderly cyclist has been taken to hospital with serious injuries in an incident attended by the air ambulance.

Police were called at 9am today (Saturday, November 16) to The Crossways in Gosport, where the man, in his 80s, was found.

South Central Ambulance Service also attended - and the air ambulance was also called out.

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The scale of the emergency response prompted residents to warn others away from the area on social media.

The man was taken to hospital with serious injuries.

A police spokesman added: "No other vehicles are believed to have been involved in this incident."