A MOTORCYCLIST that collided with a Smart car at Forewood Common near Bradford on Avon last Thursday has walked away with minor injuries.

Police and South West Ambulance Services received a call shortly before 6pm on December 17 about the incident on the B3107 at Holt.

The male motorcyclist, who was sitting up and talking after the collision, was taken to the Royal United Hospital in Bath at 7.05pm by two ambulance units.

The B3105 was closed for approximately two hours as the debris was cleared and the road was reopened by 8pm.