Police are investigating a two-vehicle collision on the A595 at Bigrigg.

It happened yesterday ( November 19 ) at about 5.35pm, outside the Texaco garage, and involved a motorcycle and a Mercedes car.

The rider of the motorcycle, a man in his forties, was taken to the Royal Victoria Infirmary in Newcastle with serious injuries.

The driver of the Mercedes did not sustain serious injuries.

Anyone with information is asked to contact Inspector Stabler or PC Dunne on 101, referring to incident 150 of November 19.