A 19-YEAR-old motorcyclist was fighting for his life in hospital following a collision on the A354 south of Blandford on Tuesday afternoon.
The collision occurred at around 4.18pm near the hamlet of Thornicombe, Charlton Marshall, and caused the road to be closed for several hours.
The Dorchester teenager had been travelling from Blandford towards Dorchester on his bike when there was a collision with a white van driven by a 55-year-old man from Sixpenny Handley.
The motorcyclist received multiple injuries and was airlifted to the intensive care unit at Dorset County Hospital.
Police are appealing for witnesses or anyone with information to ring 01202 222222.
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