A MAN in his 40s suffered serious injuries when he was knocked off his motorbike by a car in Leafield on Monday.

Police were called at 1.50pm to the scene at the junction of Purrants Lane and The Ridings.

A white BMW and a red motorbike were involved.

The man was airlifted to the John Radcliffe Hospital in Oxford with serious but not life-threatening injuries.

The Ridings was blocked both ways until 5.20pm.