Young motorcyclist airlifted to hospital with serious injuries after collision with car at Ruswarp

The 17-year-old from Whitby suffered serious injuries in the accident outside the petrol station on the B1416 Sneaton Lane in Ruswarp on Thursday afternoon.

His orange and black KTM motorbike was involved in a collision with a white Hyundai car at around 3.35pm.

Both vehicles were travelling into Ruswarp from the direction of Sneaton.

The teenager was taken by air ambulance to James Cook Hospital where his condition was described as "serious".

The driver of the car, a Whitby man in his 20s, was uninjured.

The road was closed for several hours to allow police to investigate.

Police are appealing for anyone who may have dashcam footage of the crash or who saw what happened contact them.

They are also keen to hear from anyone who saw the motorcycle, which was with riding with a second motorcycle in the area around the time of the collision, to contact PC Huw Walkey via 101 or by email at [email protected], quoting log 271 of October 15.