Motorcyclist in hospital following collision with tree in West Lothian

A motorcyclist has been taken to hospital after his bike collided with a tree on Harthill Road Blackridge earlier this afternoon.

The scene has been cordoned off to facilitate an investigation by police.

Paramedics also attended the incident which took place around 2.30pm.

A spokeswoman for Police Scotland said: “We were called at 2.30pm to reports that a motorbike had collided with a tree.

“One male biker aged in his 30s has been taken to hospital.”