A motorcyclist has been airlifted to hospital after a serious crash near Warminster.
Emergency services were called to a road traffic collision involving two vehicles on the B3414 at Norton Bavant at around 12.20pm this afternoon (Friday).
The incident involved a motorbike and Skoda on the junction for the village – just a short distance from Cotley Hill Roundabout on the A36.
Great Western Air Ambulance Charity was tasked, with a helicopter carrying a critical care doctor and two specialist paramedics landing at the scene.
Alongside local 999 crews, the HEMS medics treated the biker – a man aged in his 50s.
The casualty sustained serious injuries, and was airlifted to the Major Trauma Centre at Southmead Hospital in Bristol for further care.
A spokesperson for Wiltshire Police said: “At around 12.20pm we responded to a collision between a car and a motorcycle on the B3414 near Warminster.
“The motorcyclist, a man in his 50s, suffered serious injuries and has been taken to hospital for treatment.
“No arrests have been made.
“The road remains closed while enquiries are carried out and the vehicles are recovered.”
