A young motorcyclist has been taken to hospital after he was knocked off his bike in a crash. 

Police and paramedics were called to a crash on Blair Lane in Breightmet at 1.42pm today, July 3. 

The collision involved a car. 

The 19-year-old biker has been taken to hospital to be treated for "potentially serious injuries". 

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A Greater Manchester Police spokesperson said: "At 1.42pm, police were called to Blair Lane in Bolton to a road traffic collision between a car and a motorcycle. 

"NWAS were also on scene." 

An NWAS spokesperson said: "One ambulance attended the scene. A 19-year-old male was on the motorbike.

"He has been taken to hospital to be treated for potentially serious injuries."