A learner motorcyclist was taken to hospital following a crash between a motorbike and a van near a major roundabout.

The female motorcyclist was taken to Worcestershire Royal Hospital in Worcester after a crash involving a van near Powick roundabout shortly before 7pm on Thursday (August 6).

Photos from the scene showed a motorbike with 'L' plates on its side and the central reservation also showed signs of damage. The motorcyclist was treated for injuries not believed to be serious. 

INCIDENT: A police car on blue lights at the scene of the crash which resulted in a woman being taken to Worcestershire Royal Hospital in Worcester with minor injuries INCIDENT: A police car on blue lights at the scene of the crash which resulted in a woman being taken to Worcestershire Royal Hospital in Worcester with minor injuries (Image: Daniel Kelly)

Police and an ambulance attended the scene on blue lights during the emergency incident at the junction of Malvern Road and Temeside Way. 

A spokesperson for West Mercia Police said: "Police were called to a collision on the Powick Bridge shortly before 7pm last night (Thursday, September 5).

"The collision involved a motorcyclist and a van. The woman riding the motorbike was taken to hospital with injuries not thought to be life changing or life threatening. The road was blocked but reopened just before 7.30pm."

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A spokesperson for the West Midlands Ambulance Service said: "We were called to reports of a collision between a lorry and a van near to the junction of Malvern Road and Temeside Way at 6.44pm last night, one ambulance attended the scene.

"On arrival we discovered one patient, a woman, who was the motorcyclist. She was treated for injuries not believed to be serious before being taken to Worcestershire Royal Hospital."