A MOTORCYCLIST suffered serious injuries in a collision with a Land Rover near Ingleton on Saturday.

At around 12.25pm on Saturday, police attended the crash involving a grey Land Rover Discovery and a white and blue Suzuki GSXR 750 motorbike, which occurred at the Far Westhouse junction on the A65.

The motorcycle rider, a man in his 40s, suffered serious injuries and was taken to hospital, where he continues to receive treatment.

The road was closed while police investigated the accident.

Anyone who witnessed the collision or the vehicles involved is asked to contact TC Paul Cockerill by calling North Yorkshire Police on 101 and selecting option 2 or emailing paul.cockerill@northyorkshire.pnn.police.uk quoting reference number 12170064390.