A SCOOTER rider is in hospital being treated for broken bones after a road accident at traffic lights.
Cleveland Police said the rider of the Yamaha may have jumped a red light in Hartlepool town centre, before colliding with a car.
Efforts are being made to trace the rider of a second machine, which failed to stop and give details. Witnesses saw both motorcycles travelling along Raby Road together, prior to the accident.
A Cleveland Police spokeswoman said: "The Yamaha motorcycle passed through traffic lights on Chester Road which were believed to be on red. In doing so, the motor cycle collided with a Vauxhall Astra motor vehicle."
She said police were tracing the second motorcycle and they were appealing for the rider to come forward.
Witnesses to Wednesday's crash are asked to call the force's accident investigation unit on (01642) 301552.
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