A BIKER has been air lifted to hospital following an accident in Newton Abbot this afternoon.

The Torquay Road collision, involving a motorcycle and a car, is thought to have occurred at around 5pm.

Torquay Road is closed from Penn Inn towards the town centre.

An eyewitness told the Mid-Devon Advertiser that they saw a bike go into the back of a car, describing it as a ‘bad crash’.

The Devon Air Ambulance landed in nearby Courtenay Park.

The extent of the injuries sustained is not yet known.

The Mid-Devon Advertiser has contacted Devon & Cornwall Police for more information.