Scooter rider badly hurt in Swallownest smash

A SCOOTER rider has suffered “serious injuries” in a traffic collision at Swallownest, Rotherham.

The 59-year-old man on a silver Sym Euro MX scooter collided with a red Ford Puma car at the junction of High Street and Rotherham Road at 4.30pm yesterday.

Police say that the 60-year-old Sheffield woman driving the Ford was unhurt.

They urge anyone who saw either vehicle before the crash to call them on 101, quoting incident number 771 of Monday, November 11.

Alternatively, witnesses can call Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.