A MOTORCYCLIST in his 20s was taken to hospital with injuries after a crash.

Emergency services were called to Mill Lane, Sutton Leach to an incident involving a motorbike.

It reportedly happened on Thursday night on the road, near to the Millhouse pub.

A man in his 20s was taken to hospital.

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A North West Ambulance spokesman said: "We were called to the scene at 10.01pm following reports of an RTC (road traffic collision) involving a motorbike.

"A man in his 20s was taken to hospital with leg and hand injuries."