Motorcyclist taken to hospital after collision with car on A1

A motorcyclist has been left with serious injuries a collision with a car on the A1.
The collision happened on the A1 near Belford. Image copyright Google Maps.The collision happened on the A1 near Belford. Image copyright Google Maps.
The collision happened on the A1 near Belford. Image copyright Google Maps.

Northumbria Police were called to the incident near Belford at 11.30am today, Tuesday, July 23.

A force spokesman said: “The motorcyclist was taken to hospital with serious but non-life threatening injuries while the driver of the car was not injured but very shaken by what happened.

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“The road was closed for a period of time but has since been re-opened and traffic is moving in the area.”

The North East Ambulance Service also attended in the aftermath of the collision.

A spokesperson said: “We were called 11.29am this morning to a road traffic collision between a motorbike and a car on the A1 in Belford.

“We dispatched two double-crewed ambulances and a clinical care manager and transported a male patient to the Royal Victoria Infirmary in Newcastle.”