A cyclist was airlifted out of Richmond Park on Sunday with serious injuries after being hit by a car.

London Ambulance were called at 3.40pm to reports of a road traffic accident involving a car and a cyclist near the Robin Hood Gate.

They sent two ambulance crews, a duty manager and the London air ambulance to the scene.

Staff treated a man reported to be 30 with serious injuries.

He was flown to the Royal London Hospital in Whitechapel by the air ambulance, which has a major trauma centre.

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