A CYCLIST was injured after colliding with a tractor in Bolton this evening, Tuesday, May 2.

The female cyclist, aged in her twenties, was in collision with a red tractor in Chorley New Road at the junction with Park Street at around 5.50pm.

A police spokesman said the cyclist's injuries were non-life threatening and that she was conscious and breathing at the scene of the collision.

The collision led to the closure of Chorley New Road between Park Street and Bedford Street.