Police have reported a second serious collision in the space of four hours in the wake of an incident on Middle Road, Southampton.

Coming quickly on the heels of a Warwick crash that sent three people to King Edward VII Memorial Hospital, a police spokesman said: “At about 12.10am Sunday, police, fire and ambulance personnel were dispatched to a reported serious collision on Middle Road in Southampton near Hawthorn Lane.”

The spokesman added: “It appears that a male motorcyclist and a male 50cc scooter rider travelling in opposite directions along Middle Road collided in the vicinity of the Wok Express.”

One of the riders was transported to hospital via ambulance for treatment of an apparently serious but not life-threatening leg injury.

The scene was processed and inquiries continue.

Any witnesses are encouraged to call the main police telephone number 295-0011.