A pedestrian struck by a motorcyclist on Wednesday is recovering on a general ward.

A police spokesman said the 75-year-old man was in a stable condition in the King Edward VII Memorial Hospital this morning.

The man was injured when a bike ridden by a 22-year-old man hit him on Harrington Sound Road, near the junction with Harrington Hundreds Road, in Smith’s at 4.20pm.

• Police have appealed for witnesses.