A cyclist has been injured in a crash involving a Metropolitan Police car in east London.
The man, 36, was knocked off his bike at 10.30pm on Bethnal Green Road, near the A107 junction, in Bethnal Green, on Wednesday.
The cyclist was treated for his injuries by paramedics in the road.
The rider was taken to a major trauma centre but his condition is not deemed life-threatening or life-changing, the Met said.
Specialist traffic officers are investigating the cause of the collision, which left the BMW X1 police car with a cracked front windscreen and broken number plate.
One local, called Meriame, said: "On the way home and approach police taping off the road.
"A rider has been hit by an oncoming police car driving in the opposite direction."
Another witness said: "I was passing around 11pm and the victim looked in a really bad way."
A Met Police spokesperson said: "On Wednesday 17 January at 10:32pm, a collision occurred between a police car and a cyclist on Bethnal Green Road, E2.
"Officers alongside paramedics from the London Ambulance Service attended the scene.
"The 36-year-old man's injuries were assessed and were confirmed as non-life-threatening or changing.
"Enquiries into the circumstances of the collision are on-going. The Directorate of Professional Standards has been informed."
A London Ambulance Service spokesperson said: "We were called yesterday (17 Jan) at 10:32pm to reports of a road traffic collision between a car and a cyclist on Bethnal Green Road, E2.
"We sent resources to the scene, including an ambulance crew a medic in a fast-response car.
"We treated a man at the scene, before taking him to a major trauma centre.'"
