Biker Hurt After Crash In Southampton

Police are appealing for information after a motorcyclist suffered serious injuries in a collision in Southampton.

Around 4.10pm yesterday (Thursday, April 19), a motorcycle collided with an articulated lorry on Hazel Road, Woolston. 
 
The rider, a 25-year-old woman from Portsmouth, was trapped under the lorry and as a result suffered serious injuries to her arm. 
 
She was taken to Southampton General Hospital for treatment where she remains. 
 
The lorry driver, a 47-year-old man from Hexham, was shocked but otherwise uninjured. 
 
The road was closed for around four hours while police carried out an investigation and recovery of the scene. 
 
Officers would like to hear from anyone who witnessed the collision or saw either vehicle driving prior to it. 
 
Anyone with information is asked to contact Sergeant Alex Rawdon-Smith at the Totton Roads Policing unit, quoting Operation Langdown, on 101 or the anonymous Crimestoppers charity on 0800 555 111.