A woman was taken to hosital with significant injuries after a crash involving a motorbike and a car.

The collision happened on Dovebank Road in Little Lever on Tuesday at 6.30pm.

A local councillor said the road was cordoned off as emergency services attended.

Paramedics were called to the scene.

A woman in her 30s was taken to hospital

A spokesperson for North West Ambulance Service said: “We responded to an road traffic collision involving a car and motorcyclist following a call at 6.28pm.

“The rider - a woman in her 30s - was taken to hospital with significant injuries.”

Councillor for Little Lever and Darcy Lever, Sean Hornby, says he has spoken to witnesses who described a police cordon in the area.

Police were also have said to have been alerted to the accident.

 

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