A CYCLIST has been injured following a crash with a car on a Southampton road.

The collision happened before 7pm this evening, on Lodge Road, Portswood, close to the junction with Portswood Road.

Police confirmed that one person has suffered injuries but that they are not life-threatening and added that another person has been detained at the scene.

The road was closed for more than two hours as officers continued their investigations, but it reopened at 9.30pm.