UPDATED: Bridport motorcyclist seriously injured in A351 crash
The rider was involved in collision with a car
Last updated 14th May 2021
A motorcyclist from Bridport has been seriously injured after a crash on the A351 near Holton Heath.
Dorset Police was called at 1.27pm on Thursday (13th May) to a report of a crash involving a silver Vauxhall Corsa and a yellow Honda motorcycle between the Blackhill Road roundabout and the Bakers Arms roundabout on the A351.
It is reported that the vehicles were travelling in the same direction when they collided with each other.
The motorcycle rider - a man aged in his 50s from Bridport - sustained very serious injuries and was taken to hospital for treatment.
The driver of the Vauxhall Corsa was uninjured.
Police Constable Mark Palmer, of the traffic unit, said:
"An investigation is underway to establish the full circumstances surrounding this collision.
"I am appealing to anyone who was in the area and witnessed what happened to please get in touch.
"I am particularly keen to hear from any motorists who were driving along the A351 and may have captured anything of relevance on dashcam."
How to contact Dorset Police
Anyone with information is asked to contact Dorset Police at www.dorset.police.uk, via email at scit@dorset.pnn.police.uk or by calling 101, quoting incident number 13:361.