AN ELDERLY motorcycle rider has been taken to hospital after suffering multiple injuries following a collision with a van.
The crash happened at the junction of Coventry Road and Nuneaton Road in FIllongley at 9.45am this morning (Wednesday).
An ambulance and a paramedic area support officer were sent to the scene.
The man, who is in his 80s, was fully conscious but had a head injury, a broken ankle and possible hip injuries.
A West Midlands Ambulance Service spokesman said: “He was given pain relief and was immobilised with the crew also using a pelvic binder and splint to stabilise his injuries.
“He was then taken by ambulance on blue lights to the Major Trauma Centre at University Hospital Coventry & Warwickshire.
“The van driver was uninjured.”