A CYCLIST has been taken to hospital after suffering a medical episode in Sidcup.

The incident happened on the A20 Bypass just before 10.50am today (October 30).

Officers and London Ambulance Service crews were initially called to reports of a crash between a car and a cyclist.

It was later established that the cyclist suffered a medical episode rather than being involved in a crash.

The cyclist, who was a woman, was taken to hospital for treatment.

The coastbound carriageway was closed between Five Ways and Frognal Corner following the incident.

The road has since reopened.

We have contacted London Ambulance Service for further information.

A spokesperson for Metropolitan Police said: “Police were called at 10:48hrs on Sunday, 30 October to reports of a collision involving a cyclist on the eastbound A20 Sidcup Bypass. 

“Officers attended along with the London Ambulance Service and London's Air Ambulance. “It was later established that the cyclist had suffered a medical episode rather than being involved in a collision.

“She was taken to hospital for treatment. 

“The road has re-opened. 

“The initial call to police suggested the cyclist had been involved in a collision with a car. “Officers established this wasn’t the case.”

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