Motorcyclist seriously injured in crash

BBC

4 July 2024 at 3:38 am·1-min read

A motorcyclist is in hospital with serious injuries following a crash in Bristol.

Police officers were called to the collision, which also involved a white van advertising a landscaping company, on the B3128 near Long Ashton Park and Ride on Friday.

The rider of a dark blue food delivery motorbike was taken to hospital with injuries not believed to be life-threatening, police said.

Avon and Somerset Police asked anybody with information or dashcam footage of the crash, which happened at 17:50 BST, to get in touch.

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