A young man is battling serious injuries after being hit by a car.

The 24-year-old was cycling at the cross-road junction of North Street with its junction with Berkeley Street and Bath Street in the city centre on Sunday evening.

We previously reported that he was then struck by a vehicle and emergency services raced to the scene.

The victim was rushed to hospital where he remains.

His condition is said to be serious but stable.

Officers closed the area until 5am on Monday morning to carry out investigations and they are continuing to look into what happened.

In particular, they are urging any witnesses to come forward to help with their enquiries. 

 

Sergeant Chris Hoggans said: “I am appealing for anyone with information regarding this incident to contact us.

"In particular, I am appealing to members of the public who assisted the cyclist following the incident, and anyone who may been in the area at the time.

“In addition, I would ask any motorists, particularly with dash-cams who were in and around that area to check the footage as it may have captured footage that could assist our enquiries.”

Anyone with information is urged to call Police Scotland via 101, quoting incident number 3871 of June 25, 2023.