A MOTORCYCLIST was injured following a collision with a car on a busy York road.

The accident happened outside the Black Bull hotel, in Hull Road, at about 8.09pm, last night.

A Tees, East and North Yorkshire Ambulance Service spokeswoman said the biker was in collision with a vehicle, thought to be an estate car. She said the injured motorcyclist was taken to the accident and emergency department at York Hospital. It is believed he suffered a broken leg.

The accident caused significant delays to traffic as police accident investigators tried to piece together what had happened.

A North Yorkshire Police control spokesman said the road had been blocked, but was reopened to traffic by 9.05pm.

Updated: 09:34 Wednesday, March 26, 2003