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Man held after motorcyclist hurt

A 21-year-old driver has been arrested after a Worcestershire crash left a motorcyclist in a critical condition.

The Halesowen man is being held on suspicion of being unfit to drive through drink or drugs, police said.

He was driving a Vauxhall Corsa which was collision with a yellow Suzuki motorcycle on Hartlebury Road in Stourport-on-Severn on Sunday evening.

The motorcyclist, a man of 29, suffered serious head and chest injuries. Police are appealing for witnesses.

The motorcyclist was flown to Birmingham's Selly Oak Hospital after the crash at about 1840 BST.

His condition is critical but stable, police added.




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