A SERIOUS crash between a car and a motorcycle saw emergency services including the air ambulance called to a road near Beaminster today.

The incident happened on the A3066 between Melplash and Bridport at around 12.55pm and police are appealing for witnesses.

The crash involved an orange Kawasaki motorcycle and an orange and black Renault Captur.

Crews of firefighters from Bridport and Beaminster fire stations attended the scene along with police and paramedics.

The rider of the motorcycle, a man aged in his 30s and from Somerset, sustained serious head injuries and was taken to Southmead Hospital for treatment. His condition is serious, but not life-threatening.  

The driver of the Renault and his wife, who are both local and aged in their 70s, were taken to hospital as a precaution.

The road was closed between Townsend Way and near to The Mount. It was reopened at 4.30pm.

Police Sergeant Lee Savage, of the traffic unit, said: “I am appealing to anyone who was travelling along Bridport Road at the time of the collision and either witnessed the incident, or the manner of driving of the vehicles involved prior to it, to please come forward.

“I would also ask that anyone who was driving in the area and has dashcam fitted to their vehicle please checks their footage for anything of relevance.”

A spokesman for Beaminster Fire Station said: "We were called to a road traffic collision between a car and a motorcycle. Crews made the scene safe and worked alongside the police, ambulance and critical air ambulance crews with casualty care."


Anyone with information is asked to contact Dorset Police at www.dorset.police.uk, via email at scit@dorset.pnn.police.uk or by calling 101, quoting incident number 30:298. Alternatively, to stay 100 per cent anonymous, contact the independent charity Crimestoppers online at Crimestoppers-uk.org or call freephone 0800 555 111.