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Cyclist seriously injured in hit-and-run

A sign reading WITHYCOMBE ROAD is mounted on the brown wall of a house along the road. There is a tree and hedge to the left and a yellow doorway to the right. Image source, Google Maps
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Police have appealed for witnesses to the hit-and-run on Withycombe Road in Exmouth on Saturday

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A cyclist has a life-threatening head injury after a hit-and-run, police have said.

Devon and Cornwall Police said the cyclist was injured in a collision with a blue Honda CR-V car on Withycombe Road in Exmouth at about 21:25 GMT on Saturday.

A spokesperson for the force said: "The cyclist, a man in his 30s, sustained a life-threatening head injury and remains at Derriford Hospital. The driver of the Honda left the scene."

Officers thanked the public for being patient while the road was closed and asked anyone with information or footage to come forward.

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