A Tauranga cyclist is in a critical condition after colliding with a van early yesterday morning.
The van and cyclist collided at 7.55am at the intersection of Waihi Rd and Churchill Rd in Judea.
The 30-year-old, suffered serious head and neck injuries and was yesterday in a critical condition in Tauranga Hospital.
A resident living near the intersection said he did not see the crash happen but noticed the injured man lying on the ground shortly after with about three people attending to him.
Traffic kept flowing because the man was lying off the road, he said.