Emergency services have been dealing with a serious crash between a motorcyclist and a car in Reading this afternoon.

The top of Berkeley Road was closed off around an hour ago following a collision between a driver and a motorbike on nearby Shaw Road.

Police and ambulance were in attendance before the air ambulance was flown in to take one of the injured motorcyclist to hospital.

The helicopter was spotted landing on Coley Park before the victim was taken onto a stretcher and taken to hospital. 

Further information about the incident and the condition of those impacted by the crash aren’t yet known. 

Both Thames Valley Police and South Central Ambulance Service have been contacted for comment. 

There was traffic disruption for a short while as part of the road had been closed however at the time of writing this has now cleared and traffic is said to be flowing smoothly. 

Updates to follow