A motorcycle rider was taken to hospital this afternoon after a collision with a Wedco truck in Sandys.

A police spokesman said that shortly before 2pm, officers received reports of a two-vehicle collision at the junction of Malabar Road and Heydon Road.

“It appears that a motorcyclist was travelling east along Malabar Road and a Wedco truck was being driven in the opposite direction when the vehicles collided as the truck driver, said to be a 47-year-old Pembroke man, attempted to make a right turn onto Heydon Road,” the spokesman said.

“The rider, said to be a 33-year-old St George’s man, apparently sustained injuries to his legs and was initially treated at the crash site by EMTs.

“He was then transported by ambulance to King Edward VII Memorial Hospital, conscious and breathing, for further treatment. The truck driver was not hurt.”

Traffic was diverted in the area for about three hours as the scene was processed.

Anyone with information is encouraged to call police at 211 or e-mail 211@bps.bm.