Rider taken to hospital following Blackboards crash

A motorcyclist was taken to hospital following a crash at the Blackboards yesterday evening.

Firefighters from Castletown and Malew were called to the scene at around 5.50pm on Friday to reports a motorcycle had come off the road in the area.

Once at the scene, the Incident Commander discovered the rider and bike down a grass verge - fire crews then worked with police and paramedics to get the casualty to a nearby ambulance.

The patient was then transferred to hospital - firefighters were at the scene for around 20 minutes.