TWO motorcycle riders were taken to hospital this afternoon after they were involved in a collision.

The Great North Air Ambulance was called to the scene on the Moor Road near Fylingdales, North Yorkshire, at 2.30pm.

One of the riders, a man in his 30's, suffered injuries to the back and pelvis.

After an assessment at the scene by a paramedic and a doctor it was deemed suitable for both riders to be taken by road to the James Cook University Hospital, Middlesbrough.

Both riders suffered non life-threatening injuries.