A motorcyclist in his 70's was airlifted to hospital after a collision between an SUV and bike in Lathom.

It happened at the busy junction of Hall Lane and Spa Lane with expert police accident investigators spending time examining the scene.

Police were initially called around 2.40pm on Saturday after a Range Rover Evoque collided with a man riding a Kawasaki machine. Its rider, a man in his 70s from Ormskirk, suffered a serious injury to his right knee and was taken by Air Ambulance to Aintree Hospital. The driver of the Evoque, a woman in her 20s from Wigan, was not injured.

The road was closed for four hours while accident investigators attended the scene.
Police are now appealing for witnesses and dashcam footage following the incident.

Sgt. Michael Belfield, of Lancashire Constabulary's Tac Ops, said: “We are appealing for information following a serious injury collision in Lathom.

“A man has suffered a serious knee injury and we want to establish the exact circumstances.

“Any witnesses, or anyone with dashboard mounted camera footage of the incident, can call police on 101 quoting log 1006 of July 17."