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Manchester Evening News
Manchester Evening News
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Ashlie Blakey

Police tape off road after rider seriously injured in off-road bike smash

Police taped off a road in Newton Heath after a smash between an off-road bike and a car. An officer 'came across' the incident on Culcheth Lane just after 4.45pm on Saturday (April 23), police said. An off-road motorbike had been in a crash with a car.

The rider of the bike was taken to hospital from the scene. They sustained serious but non life-threatening injuries. Enquiries into the incident are ongoing.

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A cordon was put in place on the road near the junctions with Church Avenue and Innis Avenue on Saturday afternoon. Several police vehicles were stationed at the scene.

The biker suffered serious injuries (Adam Vaughan)

Pictures showed a bike on the road behind the police tape, with some debris from the crash left strewn across the floor. In a statement, a GMP spokesperson said: "Shortly after 4.45pm on Saturday 23 April an officer came across an off-road motorbike that had collided with a car on Culcheth Lane, Manchester.

"The rider of the bike went to hospital with serious but non-life-threatening injuries. Enquiries are ongoing."

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