A WOMAN was seriously injured when the bike she was riding was hit by a car on Friday.

Carol Ann Bond, 53, was riding her tricylce along Moorside Lane in Woodplumpton, near Preston, at around 2.20pm.

Mrs Bond, from Kingsway Avenue, Broughton, Preston, was hit by a Volvo 244 driven by John Stanley Parker, 72, of Hollowforth Lane, Woodplumpton. The road was closed for around two hours for a police investigation.

Mrs Bond was taken to Royal Preston Hospital with serious head injuries. Her condition is described as poorly but stable.