A MOTORCYCLIST was taken to hospital with a broken ankle after crashing with a van in Stockton.

The Honda motorbike and a Vauxhall Vivaro van collided on Harrowgate Lane, at the junction of Marske Lane, at 5.30pm yesterday (Tuesday, Nov 16).

The 26-year-old male motorcyclist was taken to James Cook University Hospital in Middlesbrough where he is being treated for a fractured ankle. The driver of the van was uninjured.

Anyone who may have witnessed the collision or anyone with information regarding the vehicle or the driver is asked to contact PC Neil Yates from the Cleveland and Durham Specialist Operations Unit on the non-emergency number 101, quoting event number 203730.