Police referral after motorbike rider injured

Police said the bike "collided with a stationary van which was parked on the side of the road"

Leicestershire Police has referred itself to the Independent Office for Police Conduct after a motorcyclist was "seriously injured" in a crash with a parked van.

Officers were called to Clumber Road, close to the junctions with Bolsover Street and Saville Street, Leicester, at about 21:45 BST on Monday, after a black Kawasaki "collided with a stationary van which was parked on the side of the road".

The rider remains in a critical condition in hospital, and the force is appealing for witnesses.

A spokesman said it referred itself to the watchdog as "from initial inquiries carried out, its reported officers on routine patrol in the area came across a motorcyclist about 20 minutes before the collision".

"Both the officers and the rider stopped, but it was reported the rider then left before officers could speak to him," a force statement said.

"The officers did not pursue the rider."