A 63-year-old cyclist died following a road collision in Nicosia on Tuesday afternoon, police said.

The victim was named as George Kalligas, 63, from Strovolos.

According to police, the collision occurred at around 3.15pm when Kalligas was cycling along Agias Marinas Street. Under circumstances that remain under investigation, his bicycle collided with a car driven by a 40-year-old woman at the junction with Strovolou Avenue.

Police officers attended the scene to carry out examinations, while an ambulance transported the cyclist to Nicosia general hospital, where doctors pronounced him dead.

Nicosia traffic police are continuing their investigation into the circumstances of the fatal collision.