Police are appealing for witnesses following a collision which happened in Braintree this morning.

A 61-year-old cyclist, believed to be from the local area, was involved in a collision with a black Land Rover Discovery which was being driven by a 51-year-old man from Braintree.

The cyclist suffered cuts and bruises but did not require hospital treatment. It happened at around 6.45am in Panfield Lane, near the roundabout, near the school.

Anybody who witnessed the collision or anyone who has any information is asked to contact Stanway traffic unit on Essex Police 101 quoting incident 144 of February 27.