A 17-YEAR-OLD girl was taken to hospital on Tuesday night after she collided with an off-road motorcyclist in an accident in Atherton.

The teenage girl had been standing in the road on Millers Lane with a group of friends when the 17-year-old rider's Honda 250cc bike accidentally collided with her.

The girl, who has not been named, was taken to the Royal Bolton Hospital suffering from neck injuries. The rider was unhurt.