A MAN has been charged after allegedly hitting a cyclist in Colchester.

A collision occurred between a car and a pedal cyclist on Goojerat Road, which resulted in the cyclist, a 57-year-old woman, being taken to hospital in Colchester with serious head injuries.

Brian New, 68, of Greenstead Road, Colchester, has been charged with driving a vehicle without due care and attention, failing to stop following a road accident and failing to report a road accident.

He will appear at Colchester Magistrates' Court on August 23.