A CYCLIST has died after a crash on a main road in Basingstoke.

As previously reported, a man was taken to hospital with life-threatening injuries after a crash on a main road in Basingstoke. 

Emergency services were called to the crash on the A339 southbound, just before the filter lane to turn right into Farleigh Road, on Saturday, August 3. 

Just after 9am, a purple Peugeot 107 and a cyclist riding an electronically-assisted pedal cycle crashed. 

The cyclist, a 69-year-old man from Bristol, has died, police have confirmed.

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A spokesperson from Hampshire Constabulary said: "We can confirm the cyclist has since passed away and our investigation is ongoing."

A police spokesperson previously said: "We would like to speak to anyone who saw either party involved in this collision prior to the collision, or witnessed the incident itself.

"In particular we would like to speak to anyone with relevant dash cam footage.

"If you have any information that may assist our investigation, please call 101 quoting reference 44240330458."

You can also call Crimestoppers, anonymously, on 0800 555 111 or at crimestoppers-uk.org