A CYCLIST was rushed to hospital in Southampton after suffering severe head injuries in a crash with a skip lorry.

Emergency services were called to Quartermaine Road, Portsmouth, shortly after 11.30am on Friday, March 29.

The cyclist, a 33-year-old woman from Portsmouth, suffered serious head injuries and is still in hospital.

The driver of the skip lorry, a 43-year-old man from Portsmouth, was uninjured.

A Hampshire Police statement says: "Investigations into the exact circumstances of the collision are ongoing and officers are keen to speak to anyone who saw what happened or anyone with any dash cam footage from the area that morning.

"Anyone with information is asked to contact PC Cumming, from the Havant Roads Policing Unit, on 101, quoting 44190108874."