Cyclist rushed to hospital 'after being doored by police car'

Crash: Police attend to the cyclist in the road
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Tom Marshall7 April 2016
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Police are investigating whether an injured cyclist was knocked down by the opening door of a police car.

The cyclist was rushed to hospital after crashing with a stationary police car on Tuesday.

It is believed he crashed with one of the squad car's doors.

Traffic officers are investigating whether it happened as the door was being opened by someone in the car.

Cyclists refer to such incidents as being "doored".

Police said the man's injuries were not life-threatening following the crash in Bromley Road, Bellingham, at about 1.15pm.

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