A BIKER has been taken to hospital this morning following a collision involving a van near Ashcombe.

Police were called to reports of a road traffic collision involving a van and a motorbike on Colley Lane at around 7.10am on Monday, June 1.

Officers and the ambulance service attended.

Serious injuries were reported to the rider, a man in his 40s, but these were not thought to be life threatening or life changing, Devon and Cornwall Police have said.

He was taken to hospital for treatment, the force confirmed.

Local road closures were put in place, which were lifted at around 11.30am.