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Kensington crash: Motorcyclist fighting for life in hospital after collision with car

Crash: A man is fighting for life in hospital after a collision in Kensington: Kensington and Chelsea MPS
Crash: A man is fighting for life in hospital after a collision in Kensington: Kensington and Chelsea MPS

A motorcyclist is fighting for life in hospital after a crash with a car in west London.

Police and paramedics were scrambled to the scene in Old Brompton Road in Kensington at about 2.30pm on Sunday.

The man, aged in his 30s, was rushed to hospital with injuries police described as life-threatening.

Dramatic pictures from the scene show pieces of the smashed up motorbike strewn across the road’s Junction with Gloucester Road.

Police were called shortly after 2.30pm on Sunday (KensingtonChelseaMPS)
Police were called shortly after 2.30pm on Sunday (KensingtonChelseaMPS)

A silver Nissan car can also been seen in the images, with a large dent in the front.

Police taped off the road following the serious collision while officers investigated.

A Metropolitan Police spokesman said: “The rider of the motorcycle was taken by the LAS to a central London hospital.”

He later added: “He is aged in his 30s, and is in life-threatening condition.”