A cyclist was seriously injured on Thursday evening after he was involved in a crash with a car in Zejtun, the police said.

The accident took place in Alfred Cachia Zammit Street at 8.30pm.

The cyclist, a 36-year-old man of Zabbar, was involved in a crash with a Seat Ibiza driven by a 24-year-old man of Birzebbuga.

He was taken to hospital with serious injuries.