LIVE: Street taped off and air ambulance scrambled amid major collision - latest updates

A street in Radcliffe is taped off this evening with an air ambulance also called to the scene following a major collision involving a motorbike.

Police, fire crews and paramedics are currently in attendance at Ainsworth Road and Lowe Street, near to the Victoria Hotel. The road is cordoned off currently as emergency crews respond.

Pictures from the scene appeared to show two cars badly damaged in the middle of the road, with a motorbike seen on the ground beside them.

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An air ambulance was also scrambled to the scene earlier today, landing nearby. Further details about the incident have not yet been confirmed but Greater Manchester Police and the Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service have been contacted for information.

This is a breaking incident. Updates to follow below.

The motorcyclist involved in the collision has suffered 'serious life-changing injuries', GMP have confirmed.

James is on Ainswirth Road in Radcliffe, which remains cordoned off.

This is the scene on Ainsworth Road in Radcliffe this evening following a major collision between a car and a motorbike earlier today @MENnewsdesk pic.twitter.com/t863XvUt1u

A spokesperson for Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service (GMFRS) said: “Just after 4pm this afternoon (Thursday 24^th October), two fire engines from Bury Central and Whitefield fire station were called to reports of a road traffic collision involving two cars and a motorbike on Ainsworth Road, Radcliffe.

“Crews arrived quickly at the scene. Firefighters worked with colleagues from North West Ambulance Service to treat a 21-year-old man and a 72- year-old women at the scene. The man was taken to the