Motorcyclist crashes in Chippenham
12:33pm Monday 19th May 2008
A MOTORCYCLIST was airlifted to hospital yesterday after he crashed his bike into a lamp post in Chippenham.
The rider, a local man in his 20s, sustained multiple fractures when his bike careered into the lamp post on Avenue La Fleche shortly after 10.30am.
He had been riding his yellow motorbike towards the town centre from the direction of the magistrates court when he lost control on a bend.
Police then shut the road temporarily along with Gladstone Road while they attended the scene.
He was flown to the Royal United Hospital in Bath where his condition is stable.
Police are now urging any witnesses to the incident to come forward.
Anyone with information should call PC Katus at Chippenham Police on 0845 408 7000.