Arrest after motorbike crash leaves casualty in hospital on busy Rotherham road
Emergency services sent to the scene
A motorcyclist has been arrested after a crash on a busy South Yorkshire road, which left a casualty in hospital.
South Yorkshire Police closed Broom Road, Rotherham, after the collision which also involved a car, on Wednesday evening.
Paramedics from Yorkshire Ambulance Service were also deployed to the scene.
The motorcyclist was arrested on suspicion of driving whilst unfit through drink or drugs.
Police said: “At 5.53pm on Wednesday, September 2, we were called to reports of a road traffic collision at Broom Road, Rotherham.
“It is reported that a motorbike and a car were involved in the collision.”
They added that the motorbike rider, a 42-year-old man, was arrested on suspicion of driving whilst unfit through drink or drugs, and has been bailed pending further enquiries.
Broom Road, near Herringthorpe, was closed between the junctions of Broom Crescent and Fraser Road following the incident and has since reopened.
Yorkshire Ambulance Service said: “We received an emergency call at 5.44pm yesterday evening to report a road traffic collision on A6021 Broom Road in Rotherham.
“An ambulance was dispatched to the scene and one patient was conveyed to hospital.”