A motorcyclist is being treated by paramedics after a front-end impact with a car, which has led to Police closing The Broadway in Sandown tonight (Saturday).
It was just before 22:00 that emergency services were called to the scene of the smash, involving a Honda CBF 125 motorcycle and a Vauxhall, at the junction of Broadway and Old Reservoir Lane.
The black Vauxhall – which appears to have been emerging onto Broadway – has sustained significant damage in the collision, with the motorcycle ending up on its side on the opposite side of the road.
Paramedics from the Isle of Wight Ambulance Service, including a critical care paramedic and a rapid response paramedic, are conducting initial assessments and treatment on the injured rider.
Their injuries are not thought to be life-threatening or life-changing at this time.
The driver of the Vauxhall is thought to have escaped injury.
The main road has been closed in both directions between The Heights and Melville Street as Police investigate the incident.
Traffic is diverting locally, including Southern Vectis Route 3 and 8 buses.
Recovery of the vehicles has been arranged.
UPDATE SUNDAY – Police have confirmed that a woman in her 20s sustained a serious leg injury in last night’s crash.
Read more at https://www.islandecho.co.uk/young-motorcyclist-suffers-serious-leg-injury-in-sandown-smash/.
The island is full of motorcyclists going around with
L plates on, they shouldn’t be allowed on the roads
until they are fully road worthy.
It seems to be too easy to buy a motorcycle and stick an
L plate on and away you go!
It’s an accident waiting too happen!
More utter crap driving riding standards..
That is what happens when there is no CCTV
speed cameras or traffic police.
If you knew what happened like I do, you’d realise the driver was completely at fault for NOT LOOKING, pulling and illegal u-turn and not even indicating. Keep you uninformed, unwanted invalid opinions to yourself you low IQ waste of human space
More bad driving on the Iow