A MOTORCYCLIST was airlifted to hospital with a head injury following a collision with a red Audi A4 in North Yorkshire yesterday.

The incident happened on the A170 at Sinnington at 1.10pm.

The sole casualty, a 29-year-old from Accrington who was riding a green Kawasaki motorbike, was flown to James Cook Hospital.

A police spokesman said his injuries were not thought to be life-threatening.