POLICE are appealing for witnesses to a potential road traffic collision in West Melton in the early hours of this morning.

Officers were called at around 12.25am to Christchurch Road and upon arrival found a blue Ford Fiesta at the scene – though they believe a cyclist was also involved.

A police spokesperson added: “We would like to speak to anyone who was in the Christchurch Road area at the time who may have seen or heard anything suspicious, or who may have CCTV or dash-cam footage they believe may have caught something.

“Officers are particularly keen to speak to anybody who may have seen a blue Ford Fiesta driving around the area at the time.

“If you have any information which may help us at this time, please call us on 101 quoting incident number 21 of August 16.”