A motorcyclist has been taken to a major trauma centre with serious injuries after a crash in Ilford. 

Police were called to Woodford Avenue at around 2.35pm on October 31 with reports of a crash involving a car and motorcycle. 

London's Air Ambulance, a charity called to help treat London's most seriously ill patients, was flown in to help paramedic colleagues. 

At the scene the driver of the motorcycle was found with serious injuries. 

He was taken to a major trauma centre. 

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A London Ambulance Service spokesperson said: “We were called at 2.37pm today (31 October) to reports of a road traffic collision at the junction of Woodford Avenue and Herent Drive, Ilford.

“We sent resources to the scene, including an ambulance crew, an advanced paramedic and an incident response officer.

“We treated a man at the scene and took him to a major trauma centre as a priority.”