A CYCLIST who is thought to be in his 80s has been taken to hospital after colliding with the side of a van in Brecon town centre.

Police attended at St Mary’s Street at around 10am this morning after the incident was reported to them. Officers and others could be seen attending to a man who was sat on the floor outside St Mary’s Bakery.

A spokeswoman for Dyfed-Powys Police said: "It looks as though the cyclist has collided with the side of a van. He’s now been taken to hospital with minor injuries."