Woman arrested after motorcyclist injured in crash
A woman has been arrested after a man was seriously injured in a crash between a motorbike and car in Shropshire.
The hurt motorcyclist, in his 60s, was taken to hospital in Birmingham following the crash involving a Mini on Rushey Lane in Albrighton, near Wolverhampton, at about 17:10 BST on Monday.
A 59-year-old woman was held on suspicion of drink-driving, causing serious injury by dangerous driving and failing to stop at a road traffic collision.
West Mercia Police said it would like to hear from anyone who saw, or who had dashcam footage of, the crash or either of the vehicles in the minutes before it.
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