A cyclist was taken to hospital with serious injuries after colliding with a Bixi transport pick-up truck.

The incident happened around 8:50 a.m. on Friday in front of La Fontaine Park, at a fork that splits the road into Sherbrooke Street East and Cherrier Street.

Const. Anie Lemieux of Montreal police said the two collided when the truck driver wanted to continue on Cherrier while the cyclist wanted to take Sherbrooke.

Lemieux said the cyclist, a 29 year-old man, is in hospital with serious injuries but his life is not in danger.

The driver of the truck, a man in his 30's, was treated on the scene for shock.

The cyclist does not appear to have been wearing a helmet.