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A Moncton man has been arrested after a cyclist was seriously hurt in a hit and run last weekend.

Codiac RCMP say the driver of a vehicle fled after a car collided with a cyclist on Morton Avenue near Mascaret Street around 11 a.m. Sunday.

The cyclist was taken to hospital with life-threatening injuries.

Mounties asked the public for help in the investigation and released photos and a description of a vehicle of interest.

On Thursday, police say a 45-year-old man was arrested.

Michael Duncan Paul Hutchins was charged in Moncton Provincial Court on Friday via tele-remand with failure to stop at the scene of an accident causing bodily harm.

He is being held in custody and returns to court for a bail hearing on Tuesday.