A MOTORCYCLIST has been taken to hospital with serious injuries following a crash on Manchester Road.

Police say they were called at 3.35pm after a collision involving a motorbike and a lorry on the A57 at the junction of Moat Lane and Manchester Road.

The motorcyclist, a man in his 30s, was taken to Salford Royal with injuries which are believed to be serious.

The road was closed in both directions and congestion was reported in the area.

Anyone with information can contact Cheshire Police on 101 quoting incident number 11709.