Motorcyclist seriously injured after crashing into car door 'as it was being opened' in Great Harwood
A motorcyclist in his 60s has been seriously injured after colliding with a car door that was being opened on Blackburn Road in Great Harwood.
Emergency services were called at 1.38pm on Monday, 10 November, to the junction of Blackburn Road and West Street.
Police said a Yamaha motorcycle was in collision with the passenger-side door of a stationary Vauxhall Viva as it was being opened.
The rider was taken to hospital where he remains.
His injuries are described as serious but not believed to be life-threatening.
Sgt Anthony Beckett, of Lancashire Police’s Road Policing Unit, said: “This was a collision which left a motorcyclist with serious injuries and my thoughts are with him as he undergoes treatment in hospital.
“As we investigate what happened, I’m appealing to anyone who witnessed the collision or has dashcam footage from the area and has not yet spoken to the police, to please get in touch.”
Officers are urging anyone who saw what happened, or who has dashcam or CCTV from around 1.30pm on Monday, to contact 101 quoting log 0628 of November 10, or email the Serious Collision Investigation Unit at [email protected].