A MOTORCYCLIST suffered a broken collarbone after he was in collision with a car.

Police are appealing for witnesses to the collision which happened at around 4.45pm on Friday at the junction of Springfield Terrace and Loftus High Street.

"The collision involved a silver Vauxhall Corsa and a motorcycle," said a spokeswoman for Cleveland Police.

"The 34-year-old male motorcyclist was taken to James Cook University Hospital where he was treated for a broken collarbone.

"Any witnesses or anyone with information is asked to contact PC Ben Sutcliffe from the Cleveland and Durham Specialist Operations Unit on the non-emergency number 101, quoting event number 174482."