A MOTORCYCLIST has been injured following a crash on a country road near Winchester.
The incident involved a rider and a Skoda Fabia, with the crash occurring near Morestead, near to the Morestead Hill and Hazeley Road junction at about 10.20am.
It has been reported that a man has been carried away on a stretcher and into an ambulance, and has been taken to Southampton General Hospital.
The crash has caused local congestion on Morestead Road and Hazeley Road
A Hampshire Police spokesperson said: "Police were called at 10.20am on Tuesday, August 15 to reports of a collision on Morestead Hill.
"The collision involved a car and a motorbike. The motorbike rider suffered a serious injury and was taken to Southampton General Hospital."
A local safety campaigner was critical of alleged poor visibility or absence of safety signs.
Gerry Tull, a former Owslebury parish councillor, said: "I have constantly warned of obscured road signs/junctions in the area. No one does anything."
He said he was travelling on that road this week and could see no signs even though he was in a tractor and going at 20mph.
"I rate this as risk level A1 high risk (of road accident/injury/death at approaching hazards).
"This may not be related to this incident, but travelling local roads obscured missing signs/obscured junctions and entrances on major and minor roads are the norm."
The county council has been asked to comment.
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