AN injured biker has been taken to hospital by air ambulance after a crash between a car and a motorcycle.

The collision happened on Wallerscote Road in Weaverham at the junction between Northwich Road and Forster Avenue shortly before 12.30pm on Thursday.

The biker, a 63-year-old man from Weaverham, was flown to hospital by helicopter.

The car driver, a 54-yearpold woman from Winsford and a pillion passenger from the motorbike were treated at the scene by paramedics and taken to hospital by ambulance.

The crash involved a blue Honda motorcycle and a grey Toyota Aygo.

An air ambulance landed on Bakehouse field in Weaverham after a crash between a motorcycle and a car

An air ambulance landed on Bakehouse field in Weaverham after a crash between a motorcycle and a car

Firefighters made both vehicles safe.

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Crews remain at the scene.

Wallerscote Road was closed between Forster Avenue and Northwich Road but has now reopened.