Police are appealing for witnesses following a serious traffic collision in the Mapplewell area of Barnsley.

At around 8.15pm yesterday evening, Monday, 8 March 2010, a black BSA Bantam motorcycle travelling towards Royston on Wakefield Road collided with a blue Vauxhall Astra that appears to have turned right into its path from the junction with Newstead Road.

The rider of the motorcycle, a 43-year-old Barnsley man, was taken to Barnsley District General Hospital with serious leg injuries and detained overnight.

The driver of the Astra, a 33-year-old Barnsley woman, was uninjured.

Anyone who witnessed the collision should call the South Yorkshire Police witness help line on 0114 2202970.