A MOTORCYCLIST was hurt in a crash at the A361 junction for Calne near Bishops Cannings today.

The Great Western Air Ambulance landed nearby so paramedics could assist the male rider.

He was taken to Southmead Hospital, Bristol, by the South Western Ambulance Service with a suspected broken leg.

A police spokesman said they were called at about 6.30am and the road was closed for a time.