A police investigation is ongoing after a motorcycle collided with a 12-year-old boy on a bike just after 5pm last night.

The crash took place in the Boghall area of Bathgate.

Emergency services attended the scene and the 38-year-old motorcyclist was taken to hospital along with the boy.

A spokeswoman for Police Scotland said: “At 5:20pm on Sunday 6 September, police attended a road traffic crash involving a cyclist and a motorbike at the junction of Whitelaw Drive and Marina Road in Bathgate.

“The 12-year-old male cyclist and 38-year-old male motorcyclist were taken to hospital by ambulance. Enquiries continue.”

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John graduated from Telford College in 2010 with an HNC in Practical Journalism and since then he worked for the North Edinburgh News, The Southern Reporter, the Irish News Review and The Edinburgh Reporter. In addition he has been published in the Edinburgh Evening News and the Hibernian FC Programme.