A motorbike rider has been rushed to hospital after colliding with a car on wet roads in Perth’s heavy traffic this morning.
The 23-year-old’s blue Yamaha YZF-R3 motorbike was travelling east on Welshpool Road, in Welshpool, when it collided with a blue Kia station sedan at the intersection with Swansea Street just after 7.30am.
The driver of the Kia, a 54-year-old woman, was not injured.
St John Ambulance paramedics took the motorbike rider to Royal Perth Hospital under Priority 2 conditions.
He is being treated for serious injuries but is in a stable condition.
Major Crash investigators are examining the scene and appealing for witnesses to come forward.
Information can be reported to Crime Stoppers and anyone with footage can upload it directly to police here.
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