A MOTORCYCLIST has suffered potentially serious injuries in a crash in Herefordshire.

The air ambulance was among emergency crews called to a Herefordshire A-road this morning.

An ambulance service spokesperson said an ambulance, a BASICS emergency doctor, a MERIT trauma doctor and the Air Ambulance Critical Care Car from Strensham were sent to the scene after they received reports of a crash on the A4172 near Aylton at 5.20am.

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On arrival, crews found a car and a motorbike had been involved in a crash, the spokesperson said.

The motorcyclist, a man, was treated for potentially serious injuries and taken to Hereford County Hospital for further treatment.

A spokesperson for West Mercia Police said officers and firefighters were called to the crash this morning (October 11).

The road was closed between Alton Court Road and Trumpet Cross Road. The highways agency are now managing the ongoing road closure, due to a fuel spillage, the spokesperson said.

The busy road leads from the A438 Trumpet junction to the A449.