POLICE are appealing for witnesses a motorcycle rider suffered serious injuries in a crash on a Bradford road last night.

Emergency service were called at around 9.30pm last night to the scene of crash involving a car and motorbike at the junction of Thornton Road and Leaventhorpe Lane.

In a statement released this morning, a spokesperson for West Yorkshire Police said: "Police are appealing for witnesses following a serious injury collision in Bradford.

"It happened at about 9.30pm yesterday (Friday) in Thornton Road, at its junction with Leaventhorpe Lane and involved an orange KTM 125 Duke motorbike and a red Toyota Avensis.

"The rider, a 26-year-old man, was taken to hospital where he is said today to be in a critical condition.

"Anyone who witnessed the collision, or who saw the movements of either vehicle immediately prior to it, is asked to contact the Roads Policing Unit on 101, or via the livechat facility on the West Yorkshire Police website.

"Anyone with footage that may assist this investigation is also asked to get in touch.

"The log reference is 1941 of September 20."