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Jon Hebditch

Man seriously injured in bike crash after being passed by van on Scots road

A cyclist has ben seriously injured in a bike crash shortly after being passed by a van on a Scots road.

The 55-year-old man was cycling on the Old Military Road between Caputh and Dunkeld in Tayside around 4.30pm yesterday when the white van passed him.

He fell to the ground shortly after, resulting in serious injuries, police say.

Paramedics rushed him to Ninewells hospital in Dundee for treatment where he remains.

Officers are keen to trace the driver of the van in order to establish the full circumstances surrounding the incident.

Constable Laurie Spence, from Police Scotland’s Road Policing Unit, said: “We are looking to speak with any motorists who were in the area around the time of the incident, including the driver of the white van.

“If you were driving a white van between Caputh and Dunkeld yesterday, or you know someone who was, please contact police on 101, quoting incident 2145 of 8 April."

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