A motorcyclist has been injured after crashing just metres from Avebury stone circle.
Emergency services were called to the UNESCO World Heritage Site, near the gates to Avebury Manor, shortly before 4.30pm this afternoon (Sunday, 18 September).
Wiltshire Air Ambulance landed at the serious incident, touching down in the middle of the stone circle – just behind The Red Lion pub.
A blue Yamaha motorcycle ploughed through a fence around the National Trust-managed site and came to a stop just several metres from one of the Neolithic monuments.
Numerous police vehicles, ambulance crews and a volunteer doctor from the SWIFT Medics charity were all in attendance at the dramatic smash.
The biker sustained injuries that aren’t believed to be significant, not life-changing or life-threatening.
The A4361 past the scene remain open throughout the incident and was only partially blocked for a short time as first responders tended to the patient.
Recovery was arranged for the motorcycle and the scene is expected to be clear by 6.45pm.
