Appeal after serious collision between ice cream van and cyclist in Peterborough

At about 6.30pm on Monday paramedics attended the incident involving a Ford Transit ice cream van and a cyclist. Police were not notified until after the event.

The van driver, a 39-year-old man, is assisting with enquiries and was uninjured.

The cyclist, a 79-year-old woman, suffered serious injuries and was taken to Addenbrooke’s Hospital in Cambridge.

Police are appealing for anyone who witnessed the collision or who has dash cam footage to call 101 quoting incident 0004 of May 26, or report online at: www.cambs.police.uk/report.