ONE man has sustained 'serious but not life-threatening injuries' after a crash with an HGV on the M5.

A spokesperson for West Mercia Police said: "At around 3pm on Thursday (August 1) police were called to a collision between Junction 8 (M50) and Junction 7 (Worcester) on the M5 northbound involving a motorbike and an HGV.

"The ride sustained serious but not life-threatening injuries."


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West Midlands Ambulance Service said: "One ambulance and a paramedic office attended the scene. 

"On arrival, we discovered one patient, a man, who was treated for injuries before being taken to Worcestershire Royal Hospital."

The incident caused traffic to be temporarily held on the M5.