A MOTORCYCLIST was hurt in a crash at Codford on Christmas Eve.

At 6pm a read Honda Deauville motorbike being ridden towards Warminster was in collision with a green Citroen travelling towards Salisbury.

The male rider of the motorbike, who is from the Tunbridge Wells area, was taken to Salisbury District Hospital with serious leg injuries.

The driver of the Citroen was unhurt.

The road was closed for three hours while police investigated the cause of the collision.

Anyone with information is asked to call PC Hunt of Wiltshire Police on 101.