A road has been closed and a pedestrian has been rushed to hospital with head injuries after a collision involving a motorbike in a town centre in Devon.
Devon and Cornwall police have issued the following statement "Police and ambulance were called to a collision between a motorcycle and a male pedestrian on Queen Street, Newton Abbot at 6.10am today.
"The pedestrian, a man in his 60s, sustained a head injury and was treated by paramedics at the scene. He has been taken to hospital. The severity of his injury is not yet known.
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Photos from the scene show a motorbike has been left lying in the road.
The busy route through Newton Abbot remains closed in both directions, two hours after the crash, which happened on Thursday at shortly after 6am, reports Devon Live.
There is heavy traffic in the area after the collision was reported outside the betting shop, near the Quay Road junction, between The Avenue and Courtenay Park Road.
Police have had to extend the road closure to assist.
A witness said: "It's a nightmare for traffic in Newton Abbot because it's a massive bit of road they've closed with so many roads leading on to this road and they are all closed.
"Traffic coming from the B&Q roundabout is being diverted through Newton Abbot town centre.
A police spokesman said at 8am: "Police and ambulance were called to a collision between a motorcycle and a male pedestrian on Queen Street, Newton Abbot at 6.10am today [15 Feb].