Motorcyclist injured in Ellesmere collision
Police are appealing for witnesses to a collision near Ellesmere in which a motorcyclist was seriously injured.
The rider was taken to the University Hospital of North Staffordshire in Stoke with leg and arm injuries after being involved in the collision with a car on the A528 at its junction with Eastwick Lane around 5.10pm yesterday.
Police investigating the incident say the Saab car was travelling south on the A528 towards Ellesmere and the Honda motorcycle was being ridden in the opposite direction towards Overton.
The motorcyclist was thrown from his machine in the head-on collision.
A West Mercia Police spokesperson said: “We are continuing to investigate the circumstances and are seeking witnesses who saw what happened. They should contact Shrewsbury police station by calling 101.”
The road was closed and diversions set up until just before 9.30pm.
