A MAN was taken to hospital with serious head injuries this afternoon, Friday, after a crash between a motorbike and a car.

Two air ambulance helicopters and an ambulance van was sent to Wigan Road in Leigh after the collision at around 12.55pm, which took place between the Keats Street and Twist Lane junctions.

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Police on Wigan Road today, Friday

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A man was taken to hospital by road. It has not been confirmed by the police or ambulance service if the patient is the motorbike rider.

Wigan Road was shut in both directions after the crash.