Police are appealing for witnesses to a crash near Devizes last night that left a motorbike rider with serious injuries.

The crash took place at the junction of the A361 Beckhampton road at the Blacklands turn-off shortly after 6pm.

A green Rover car was in collision with a BMW motorbike.

The rider was conveyed to Great Western Hospital in Swindon in a land ambulance with a fractured pelvis, broken leg and arm. The driver of the Rover was also taken to hospital suffering with back pain.

The road was closed for three hours so accident investigators could survey the scene.

Anyone who saw the incident is asked to contact the central roads policing unit in Chippenham on 0845 408 7000 or Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.