Police and paramedics are responding to a crash involving at least 2 cars and a motorcycle on Middle Road this evening (Thursday).
It was shortly before 19:30 that emergency services were alerted to the incident, which has occurred on one of the main roads connecting Newport to the West Wight, near Tapnell.
Island Echo understands 2 cars have collided head-on, with a motorcycle off the road and in a hedge.
The crash scene is on the Newport-bound carriageway on the Freshwater side of Tapnell.
Motorists are advised to avoid the area for the time being, diverting via Military Road or Yarmouth Road.
