A motorist suffered life-threatening injuries in a crash in St George’s last night.

According to police, the incident took place at about 7.45pm on Southside Road near the junction with Waller’s Point Road when the motorcyclist struck a metal railing.

The rider, understood to be a 53-year-old Southampton man, was transported to King Edward VII Memorial Hospital by ambulance for treatment.

He was admitted into the intensive care unit with injuries considered to be life-threatening.

Police processed the site, and an investigation regarding the circumstances of the crash is under way.

Witnesses to the incident are asked to call Pc Kristen Desilva-Lawrence on 211, or e-mail kdesilva-lawrence@bps.bm.