Biker rushed to hospital with serious injuries after Flockton crash

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A biker was rushed to hospital with serious injuries following a crash in Wakefield.

The crash occurred on the A642 Wakefield Road in Flockton at the junction with Grange Lane. The crash involved a car and a motorbike. The woman driving the car was checked over by paramedics at the scene.

A West Yorkshire Police spokesperson said: "At 7.18am this morning police were called to reports of a road traffic collision on the A642 Wakefield Road in Flockton, Wakefield. The collision involved a car and a motorbike and happened near the junction with Grange Lane.

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"The man riding the motorbike has been taken to hospital with serious injuries. The woman driving the car was checked over at the scene. Investigations into the incident are ongoing."

A Yorkshire Ambulance Service spokesperson said: "We received an emergency call at 7.16am this morning (Tuesday 4 February) to report a collision between a car and a motorbike on Wakefield Road in Flockton. Two ambulances and a team leader were dispatched to the scene and one patient was conveyed to Leeds General Infirmary."

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