A MOTORBIKE rider was taken to hospital after a collision with a car.

Cumbria Police said a blue Ford Fiesta and a red Honda motorbike were involved in a collision in Barrow on Tuesday evening.

Officers are appealing for information on the incident, which happened around 6.45pm on Thwaite Flat Road.

A police spokesman said: "The rider of the motorbike, a man in his 50s, was seriously injured and taken to Furness General Hospital to have those injuries assessed.

"Anyone with information relating to this incident can report online at www.cumbria.police.uk/report-it , quoting incident number of 185 of 22 October 2024.

"You can also phone on 101.

"Alternatively, you can contact Crimestoppers, anonymously, on 0800 555 111."