Cyclist injured after crash – Police seek witnesses

Police are asking for the public’s help following a crash involving a cyclist and a ute in Oropi earlier today.

Police were called to Oropi Road, near Kensington Lane, about 10.05am after a ute and a cyclist collided.

The ute left the scene following the collision.

The cyclist, who had been travelling in a party of three, has been transported to hospital with moderate injuries.

The ute is described as a white or silver flat-bed ute, with a registration number beginning with ‘NU’.

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