A TEENAGER suffered ‘serious injuries’ after a crash in Christchurch.

The 16-year-old was taken to hospital after a crash in Barrack Road at around 6.40pm on Saturday evening (August 16).

Police said the crash involved a blue Jaguar F-PACE and a blue motorbike, with the teen rider suffering “injuries believed to be serious but not life-threatening or life-changing”.

PC Lauren Hobkirk, of the Dorset Police Roads Policing Team, said: “We are carrying out enquiries as we seek to establish the full circumstances of this collision and I would urge any witnesses to please make contact with us.

“I am also keen to hear from anyone who was driving in the vicinity and may have captured relevant dashcam footage, as well as anyone who saw the manner of driving or riding of the vehicles involved in the moments leading up to the collision.”

Anyone with information about the crash in Christchurch should contact Dorset Police via www.dorset.police.uk, by email to scit@dorset.pnn.police.uk, or by calling 101, quoting incident number 55250121944.

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