A 35-YEAR-OLD motorcyclist was rushed to hospital with serious leg injuries following a collision which closed a road in the Borders for almost two hours.
Police have issued an appeal for information following the smash involving a Triumph motorbike and a BMW car on the A708 road between Selkirk and Moffat, two miles north of Craigieburn Nursery.
Eight police cars and a helicopter rushed to the scene after the alarm was raised on Sunday around 2pm.
The motorcyclist was taken to Edinburgh Royal Infirmary by ambulance where he was described as being in a stable condition.
No one else was injured in the incident; however, the incident did lead to a significant tail back on the A708 at Selkirk road approximately 2 miles north of Craigieburn Nursery.
Inspector Neil Hewitson of the Road Policing Department at Dumfries and Galloway Division is appealing for any witnesses to the crash on the A708 to contact the Road Policing Department via the 101 number.
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