Crash near Glastonbury leaves two in life-threatening condition
Two people remain in hospital with life-threatening injuries after a crash near Glastonbury on Thursday.Police say the crash involved a green Kawasaki ZX Ninja motorbike and a pedestrian who had just got out of a green and yellow John Deere tractor, which was towing a trailer.It happened on the B3151 Meare Road shortly before 10:00 BST.The road was closed for more than eight hours for investigation work to be carried out but has since reopened, with Avon and Somerset Police now appealing for witnesses.
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