A BIKER has suffered serious injuries after a crash in a New Forest town.

The 44-year-old man from Hordle was rushed to hospital in Southampton after crashing with a Ford Focus.

The collision happened at the Osborne and Station Road junction in New Milton at 10.32am on Wednesday.

The man, who had been riding a Yamaha, sustained "serious but not life-threatening injuries.

The road was closed while emergency services worked at the scene, but it was reopened within an hour.

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