Police are appealing for witnesses after a man was hit by a car and knocked off his bike.

At around 2pm on Tuesday, December 15, a local man aged in his 60s was riding his bicycle along St Swithins Road when he was hit by a wing mirror of a passing car and knocked to the floor.

He broke his collar bone.

The female driver of the car, was is described as silver, stopped at the scene and gave the victim a contact number, but this does not work. She is described as aged in her 30s and of slim build with blonde hair.

Police Constable Neil Gauden, of Bridport police, said: "I am appealing to anyone who was in the area an may have witnessed what happened, or captured the incident on dashcam, to please get in touch.

"I would also like to appeal directly to the female driver involved to come forward so we can take an account from you."

Anyone with information should contact Dorset Police by calling 101, emailing [email protected] or visiting dorset.police.uk and quoting incident number 55200188762.

Alternatively, contact Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111 or visit Crimestoppers-uk.org