Emergency services have rushed to the top of Boot Hill in Weymouth after a crash between a motorcycle and a car.

Police and ambulance crews were called at 10.37am this morning following the incident which occurred on the A354 between Wyke Road and Rodwell Avenue.

Dorset Echo:

AFTER THE CRASH: A motorcycle is transported away from the scene following the crash on Boot Hill

Boot Hill was closed during the incident, with all traffic being diverted down Rodwell Avenue and Wyke Road.

The motorcyclist was taken to hospital with a serious knee injury; the injury is not understood to be life-threatening.

The road reopened shortly after 12.15pm.