A MOTORCYCLIST has been seriously injured following a crash on Battens Drive, Redditch.

The man, in his 40s, was rushed to Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham with a leg injury.

The crash involved black Triumph motorbike and a red Ford Fiesta.

West Midlands Ambulance Service and West Mercia Police were called to the scene on the B4497 just after 8.30am this morning (Friday, May 27).

An ambulance service spokesman said: "A man with a nasty leg injury was taken to Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham. He was given pain relief and treatment on the way."

Anyone with information is urged to contact West Mercia Police on 101, quoting incident number 97S of Friday, May 27.