A cyclist was involved in a road traffic collision which led to the closure of a major route into Douglas for several hours on Monday.

Police confirmed the collision involved a lone cyclist and happened at around 11.30am on November 9 on the A1 Peel Road, near the Brown Bobby petrol station.

The road was closed to traffic travelling towards Douglas while emergency services attended the scene and police carried out enquiries.

Access from Peel into Douglas remained possible during the closure, but motorists were advised to avoid the area.

In a statement, the Isle of Man Constabulary said: ‘Police, along with other emergency services, attended a road traffic collision at approximately 11.30am on 9th November 2026 involving a lone cyclist.

‘The road was closed for a protracted period to allow emergency services to respond and for enquiries into the circumstances of the collision to be carried out.’

The force thanked members of the public for their patience and understanding while the road closure was in place.