A MOTORCYCLIST suffered serious injuries after colliding head on with a telegraph pole.
Lancashire Police have said that between 7.45-8am on Friday a 31-year-old man from Walton-le-Dale had been travelling south on the A675 Belmont Road in the general direction of Bolton.
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Whilst negotiating a bend, it is thought that the motorcyclist had somehow collided head on with a telegraph pole.
The motorcyclist ended up in a nearby field.
The demolished pole is believed to have blocked the road for a short time.
The man sustained multiple fractures, internal injuries and a punctured lung.
Roads Policing Officer Sgt John Jennings-Wharton appealed for anyone who saw what happened or had information about the accident to get in touch.
He said: “This happened in quite a rural location but I am asking people who may have seen something to get in touch. “The man’s motorbike was a black Kawazaki ZX636.
“If anyone saw this vehicle being ridden in area around the time of the collision, or indeed anyone saw the pole in the road or moved it, please give us a call.”
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