Motorcycle rider seriously injured in crash with cars

Police are appealing for witnesses to come forward after a man was seriously injured after a crash involving a motorcycle and two cars.

Dorset Police attended to a collision on Wallisdown Road, in Poole, near to the junction with Canford Avenue on Thursday 15 May at 11:23hrs BST.

The rider of the motorcycle was a man in his 50s who was taken to hospital for treatment to injuries which are believed to be life-threatening.

Sergeant Dave Cotterill, of the Roads Policing Team, said: "We are carrying out enquiries into the circumstances of this collision and I would urge any witnesses to please contact us."

The collision involved a black Kawasaki motorcycle, a white Ford Fiesta and a brown Land Rover Defender - roads were reopened about 19:00hrs yesterday.

Sgt Cotterill said: I am keen to speak to a pedestrian who was believed to be crossing near to the junction with Canford Avenue on Wallisdown Road at the time of the collision.

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