POLICE are appealing for witnesses after two men were injured following a collision in Darwen yesterday.

At around 4.30pm, a 39-year-old man was cycling on Bridge Street towards Church Street when he collided with a 64-year-old man riding a Yamaha motorcycle at the Junction of Bolton road.

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The cyclist was taken to Royal Preston Hospital where it was confirmed he had suffered a fractured skull and bruising to the brain.

The motorcyclist was taken to Royal Blackburn Hospital with a suspected pelvis fracture.

The road reopened three hours after the incident.

Anyone with information is asked to call 101 quoting incident reference 0950 of October 1.