A woman in her 80s has been airlifted to hospital with serious injuries after being hit by a motorcycle near a village cricket club.

Police have appealed for witnesses and dashcam footage after a the collision on the A6108 close to West Tanfield Cricket Club, between Masham and Ripon, North Yorkshire. 

A North Yorkshire Police spokesperson said: "The collision happened at about 2.30pm on Saturday August 24 and involved a blue Suzuki motorcycle ridden by a man in his 60s from Harrogate and a pedestrian – a woman in her 80s from the Hambleton area.

"As a result of the collision the woman suffered serious injuries and was airlifted to hospital where she remains for treatment.

"The road was closed until 7.15pm while emergency services responded to the incident, and to allow for forensic collision investigations to take place."

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Anyone who may have relevant CCTV or dashcam footage, or witnessed the collision and hasn't yet spoken with officers is asked to contact Traffic Sgt Mark Patterson on mark.patterson@northyorkshire.police.uk or contact North Yorkshire Police Control Room on 101 quoting reference 12240154036.