POLICE are appealing for witnesses to a serious accident involving a motor bike in Saffron Walden.

At about 7.30am yesterday (Wednesday January 19), a motor cycle rider suffered serious injuries when his blue Kawasaki 500cc bike crashed on the Littlebury Green Road near to Wendens Ambo.

He was taken by ambulance to Addenbrooke’s Hospital in Cambridge.

Anyone who saw the incident, or who used the road at any time on that morning, should contact Pc Gus Morrison or his colleagues at Dunmow road police on 0300 333 4444.