POLICE are appealing for a tractor driver to come forward after a motorcyclist was injured on a busy road.
At about 12.45pm yesterday, the motorcyclist, a 58-year-old man, was travelling through on the A167 through Croft, near Darlington, towards Northallerton, North Yorkshire.
A tractor and trailer emerged from a junction causing the biker to take evasive action.
As a result, the biker, from Northallerton, fell off his motorcycle, a red Suzuki, and sustained a suspected broken ankle.
He was taken to Darlington Memorial Hospital.
The tractor driver carried on their journey in the direction of Northallerton and may be unaware of the incident.
The tractor was a red Valtra and was towing a blue flat-bed trailer which was loaded with pallets.
Police are appealing for the driver to come forward.
The driver, or anyone else who either witnessed the incident or can assist the police enquiry is asked to contact Traffic Constable Martin Usher on 0845-60-60-247, quoting reference 12110094508.
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