A MOTORCYCLIST was taken to hospital with injuries including a broken collarbone and knee after a collision with a car on Friday afternoon.

The collision took place between an Astra car and a Piaggio scooter on Park Road, Fingerpost at around 5.20pm on Friday, July 13.

The rider was taken to hospital in an ambulance after the incident.

He sustained a broken collarbone and broken knee, which has been operated on. 

The man remains in hospital.

A police spokesman said: "There were no injuries to the car driver and the car had some minor damage."