A MOTORCYCLIST suffered “life-changing” injuries in a crash with a car near York, police have said.

North Yorkshire Police was contacted at 2.55pm on Sunday to reports of a collision involving a red Vauxhall Vectra and a red Ducati Panigale V4 motorbike, between Escrick and Wheldrake, on Wheldrake Lane.

The motorcyclist, a 67-year-old man from Pontefract, sustained serious injuries to his legs and was taken to Leeds General Infirmary by air ambulance, where he remains in a serious condition, the force said.

It added that the driver of the Vauxhall, a 77-year-old man from Escrick, was unhurt.

Officers are conducting inquiries to establish the circumstances around the crash and are requesting anyone who witnessed the collision, or saw either the car or the motorbike prior to the incident to contact them.

Phone North Yorkshire Police on 101. Quote 12180112955.