POLICE have closed a busy Southampton road after a man was seriously injured when he was knocked off his bike.

Aldermoor Road has been cordoned off at its junction with Coxford Road and Waltham Crescent following the crash involving a car at 3.15pm.

The accident happened close to the Bradbury Centre and paramedics and police are at the scene.

The injured man is thought to have suffered a broken pelvis and is being treated at the roadside. The 74-year-old driver of the Ford Fusion car was not hurt.

Police are appealing for drivers to avoid the area and have asked anyone with information to call 0845 045 4545