A CYCLIST is in hospital and another has been left injured following a crash on a dual carriageway junction.
Three cyclists were travelling east and a black Ford Fiesta was heading west on the A689 near Sedgefield, County Durham, when the smash happened at the Butterwick junction on Thursday.
One cyclist was seriously injured and remains in hospital and another was injured and taken to hospital but was later discharged.
The third cyclist was not involved.
Durham Constabulary would like to speak to anybody who may have seen either the Ford Fiesta or the cyclists at or around the time of the collision, which happened at about 8pm.
Anybody who possesses dashcam footage of the road and weather conditions are also requested to get in touch.
Anyone with information should contact the Collision Investigation Unit on 0191 375 2159, or Durham Police on 101, quoting incident number 450 of July 20.
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