A male motorcyclist in his 30s was seriously injured in a collision with a black Skoda Fabia on The Avenue at the junction with Tower Road West, Branksome.

Having received the report at 10.45am on Thursday 29 September Dorset Police attended, along with the ambulance service. The motorcyclist was taken by air ambulance to Southampton Hospital for treatment to serious injuries.

Road closures were put in place as the emergency services responded to the incident and an examination of the scene was carried out.

Sergeant Lee Savage, of the traffic unit, said: “We are carrying out enquiries to establish the full circumstances of this collision and I would urge any witnesses to please contact us.

“I would also like to hear from anyone who was driving in the area and may have captured anything of relevance on dashcam.

“Finally, I would like to thank members of the public for their patience and understanding while the road was closed to allow us to respond to this incident.”

Anyone with information is asked to contact Dorset Police at www.dorset.police.uk/contact, via email at scit@dorset.pnn.police.uk or by calling 101, quoting incident number 29:150. Alternatively, independent charity Crimestoppers can be contacted anonymously online at Crimestoppers-uk.org or by calling Freephone 0800 555 111.