POLICE are appealing for witnesses after a crash between a motorbike and a lorry in North Yorkshire.

The collision was just before 7.30pm on Wednesday on the B1257 route between Stokesley and Helmsley, near Laskill, and involved a blue BMW bike and a mustard-coloured lorry.

The motorbike’s rider, a man, 48, from Hull, suffered serious injuries to his face and is in a stable condition in York Hospital. The lorry driver, 53, was not injured and the road was closed for about six hours afterwards.

Anybody who saw the crash should phone PC Tony Leonard at North Yorkshire Police on 0845 6060 247.