A PENSIONER has been left with serious head injuries following a crash involving a cyclist.

The 67-year-old Epping woman had been crossing the road outside Westcliff Casino, in Western Esplanade, Westcliff, when she was involved in a collision with a cyclist.

She was taken to Southend Hospital at 6.20pm yesterday, and remains in hospital in a serious condition.

The cyclist, a 44-year-old man on a mountain bike, was uninjured.

Anyone with information should call Rayleigh Road policing unit on 0300 333 4444.