Following a motorcycle accident on Sunday the rider is still in Peterborough Hospital recovering from his injuries.

The 47 year old motorcyclist from Bedfordshire, whose name has not yet been released, was in collision with a car. He suffered broken bones in the accident. His condition is described as stable.

The traffic accident happened near the greyhound stadium in Fengate at around 3pm.

The emergency services were required to close the road for around an hour.

The Magpas’ Helimedix Team and the East Anglia Air Ambulance Service attended the scene.

The use of the East Anglia Air Ambulance service makes a rapid response easy in the East of England area, potentially saving many lives.

In another motorbike accident, a motorbike instructor, Colin Gray, 33, died when his motorbike hit a tree. Mr Gray was travelling from Fleet to Aldershot when the accident happened on Saturday at around 8.15am.

It is thought that the motorcycle instructor was on a Honda 1000cc and was overtaking a Transit van when the accident happened.

Mr Gray from Earley, Reading had suffered severe injuries and he was pronounced dead at the scene.

Farnborough Police are asking anyone with any information on the motorcycle accident to come forward.

Every day many motorcyclists are seriously injured or killed in road traffic accidents in Britain.

We can be contacted on 0845 10 88 333 or by clicking: Injured in a Motorcycle Accident.