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Kidderminster road closed in both directions after collision

A motorcyclist was taken to hospital after a collision with a car which saw a busy road closed.

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The area around Stourport Road and Goldthorn Road was closed following a collision between a car and motorcycle. Photo: Google Street Map

West Mercia Police and West Midlands Ambulance Service were called to Stourport Road in Kidderminster at around 3.20pm on Wednesday after being alerted to news of the collision on the junction of Goldthorn Road.

The road was closed in both directions and motorists asked to find an alternative route while crews worked at the scene.

The motorcyclist was treated for injuries not believed to be serious before being taken to the Alexandra Hospital in Redditch for further treatment, while the driver of the car was treated for minor injuries and discharged at the scene.

A spokeswoman for West Mercia Police said: "We were called to Stourport Road at the junction of Goldthorn Road at around 3.20pm after reports of a collision between a car and a motorcycle.

"The road was closed in both directions and driver asked for find an alternative route."

A spokesman for West Midlands Ambulance Service said: "We were called to reports of a collision between a car and a motorbike at the junction of Stourport Road and Goldthorn Road at 3.20pm, two ambulances attended the scene.

"On arrival we discovered two patients.

"A teenage male, the motorcyclist, was treated for injuries not believed to be serious before being taken to the Alexandra Hospital, Redditch, for further treatment.

"The driver of the car, a woman, was treated for minor injuries and discharged at the scene."

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