A motorcyclist was injured yesterday after his bike hit a utility pole.

A police spokesman said the accident happened just before 4pm on Harrington Sound Road in Smith’s, east of its junction with Harrington Hundreds Road.

He added: “Details are limited, but it appears a male motorcycle rider collided with a light pole in that vicinity.

“He was said to be unconscious but breathing.”

An eyewitness said that the rider was taken away in an ambulance.

The police spokesman said the road was blocked and traffic was diverted while investigators examined the scene.