A motorcyclist was taken to hospital after a motorbike and car collided in Salisbury yesterday (Sunday, September 12).

Wiltshire Police said they were called shortly after 5pm to a two-vehicle crash on New Bridge Road.

The female motorcyclist was taken to Salisbury District Hospital with a suspected shoulder injury.

The collision also involved a red Volkswagen.

Read more: Salisbury Police dealing with road traffic collision on New Bridge Road

Salisbury Police closed New Bridge Road, from the junction after the New Bridge Road roundabout and Harnham Road heading into Salisbury, for a period of time.

The road was clear by 5.45pm.

A Wiltshire Police spokesman said: “Shortly after 5pm yesterday we received a call about a two-vehicle road traffic collision on New Bridge Road, Salisbury.

“It involved a red Volkswagen and a motorbike.

“The female motorcyclist was taken to Salisbury District Hospital with a suspected shoulder injury and the road was clear by 5.45pm.”

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