Motorcyclist seriously injured in crash

A screenshot from Google showing the A59 between the A671 and Holm Road in Barrow, with cars and trees and a sign saying Clitheroe and Services.Image source, Google
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Police are appealing for those people who stopped to check on the man to contact them

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A motorcyclist has been seriously injured in a crash near Clitheroe.

The man, aged in his 60s, came off his Honda CBR 1100 in Barrow, Lancashire, at 08:05 BST on Saturday.

The rider, who remains in hospital in a serious but stable condition, ended up in the road after the crash on the A59 between the A671 and Holm Road.

Police said they would like to speak to people who stopped at the scene to check on the man.

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