A MAN suffered a serious head injury in a car park crash near York.

The 43-year-old man came off his Suzuki off road motorbike and suffered a serious head injury in the car park of the Dean’s Garden Centre, Stockton Lane, Stockton-on-the-Forest.

A crowd of people were at the centre at the time of the accident on Wednesday, June 25.

The man, who is from Stockton-on-the-Forest was taken to Leeds General Infirmary, where he remains in a poorly but stable condition.

Traffic Sergeant Hamish Halloway, of the Force’s Roads Policing Group, said: “I know that there was a large number of bikers at Dean’s Garden Centre at the time of the collision and I urge any of them who witnessed the incident to get in touch with the police straight away.”

Anyone who can assist this inquiry should contact North Yorkshire Police on 101, select option 2 and ask for Ian McKenzie.

Alternatively, information can be emailed to ian.mckenzie@northyorkshire.pnn.police.uk. Please quote reference number 12140104076.