Motorcyclist seriously injured after crash with car

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The crash happened at a junction in the Fens on Friday

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A motorcyclist has been seriously injured after his bike crashed with a car.

The accident happened at the junction of the B1098 and Padgetts Road in Christchurch, Cambridgeshire, at about 15:00 BST on Friday.

Police said the rider of a black and green Kawasaki Ninja motorcycle, a man, aged 23 and from St Ives, was seriously injured and remained in hospital.

The driver of a Seat car, a 44-year-old man from Whittlesey, was arrested on suspicion of causing serious injury by dangerous driving and has since been released on bail.

Officers have appealed for witnesses to get in touch, as well as the occupants of two or more other vehicles believed to have been in the vicinity at the time of the crash.

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