Motorcyclist taken to hospital after crash on A31 near Ringwood
A MOTORCYCLIST has been rushed to hospital following a collision with a car on the A31.
Dorset Police were called at 10.49am to reports of a crash involving a black Yamaha motorbike, registered to a Verwood man, and a grey BMW, registered to a woman from Winchester.
The incident saw part of the A31 westbound closed, at the junction of the A338 Salisbury Road, while paramedics treated the drivers at the scene.
A police spokeswoman said: "The male cyclist has been taken to Southampton General Hospital by ambulance with non-life threatening injuries."
The man is being treated for knee and head injuries.
Recovery vehicles have now been organised and police left the scene at 11.39am.
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