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Biker 'seriously' injured in crash on Shropshire's A489

A biker has been airlifted to hospital with serious injuries after a crash on the A489 in Shropshire.

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The A489 near Lydham. Picture: Google StreetView

West Mercia Police is appealing for witnesses following the crash between the motorbike and a car near Lydham on Sunday.

It happened shortly before 12.15pm when an orange KTM motorcycle, travelling west towards Bishops Castle crashed with a silver Skoda Fabia, travelling east towards Craven Arms.

The motorcyclist, a man in his 40's, came off his bike and suffered serious pelvic and spinal injuries, along with fractures to his legs.

He was airlifted to Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Birmingham.

The driver of the Skoda, a man in his 70's, was treated for shock.

Police are asking anyone who witnessed the collision or anybody who saw either vehicle being driven beforehand to contact them on 101, quoting incident number 329s of July 30.

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