A MOTORCYCLIST suffered serious head injuries following a collision with a car this afternoon.

The incident happened at around 1.20pm in Woodchurch Road, Prenton, when a silver Audi collided with a black and orange Suzuki motorbike.

The motorcyclist, who is in his mid-30s, was rushed to the Royal Liverpool Hospital to be treated for injuries which are described as "serious but not life-threatening."

A police spokesman said the 67-year-old woman driver stopped at the scene and was “very distressed.”

Traffic officers have closed the road at its junctions with Holm Lane and Northwood Road.