A motorcyclist escaped with minor injuries from a crash near Prison Bridge on Bath Road, Devizes, on Tuesday.

The incident took place at around 8.15am as the biker stopped to allow a car to enter Bath Road from Avon Road.

His black Yamaha was hit from behind by a silver BMW saloon.The rider was taken to hospital complaining of hip pain but it is not thought he was seriously hurt.

The driver of the BMW was spoken to by police.

In a separate incident the rider of a scooter was taken to Great Western Hospital in Swindon on Monday morning after a crash with a blue Mercedes at Bishops Cannings crossroads on the A361 at about 7am.

It is thought that he sustained a broken arm in the crash. Anyone with information about either crash is asked to contact Devizes police on 0845 408 7000.