An accident involving a car and a motorbike saw a man flown to hospital by air ambulance on Friday, March 31. It took place on the Wokingham Road, Earley.
Police closed the road in both directions to enable them to investigate the incident, which took place around 8.20pm.
Eyewitnesses were interviewed and the injured man was treated at the roadside before being taken by ambulance to hospital.
Thames Valley Police said that a black Yamaha motorcycle which was travelling in Wokingham Road, towards Winnersh, was involved in a collision with a grey Vauxhall Adam car travelling in the opposite direction.
The collision took place at the Wokingham Road’s junction with Amber Close.
The rider of the motorcycle, a 21-year-old man from Reading, was airlifted to the John Radcliffe Hospital with serious leg, arm and neck injuries, where he remains in a serious condition.
His injuries are not believed to be life-threatening.
The road remained closed for the rest of Friday evening and police put a diversion in place.
PC Gareth Miles, of the Joint Operations Unit for Roads Policing based at Three Mile Cross, said: “We are investigating the circumstances of this collision in which a man has sustained serious injuries.
“I would like to speak to anyone who witnessed the collision or who saw the vehicles travelling before the collision.
“If you have any information which could assist the investigation please contact police as soon as possible.”
Anyone with any information should contact the 24-hour Thames Valley Police enquiry centre on 101 quoting URN 1686 31/3.
If you do not want to speak directly to the police you can contact the independent charity Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111. No personal details are taken, information is not traced or recorded and you will not go to court.
It is the second accident on the Wokingham Road in a fortnight. A cyclist died at the Three Tuns crossroads after an incident involving a pedestrian.
