A MOTORCYCLIST was knocked off his bike after a collision with a car.

The 18-year-old man was involved in a collision with a silver Nissan Micra, in Colebrook Lane, Loughton, between 1pm and 2pm last Wednesday, June 17.

The rider, from Loughton, came off his scrambler bike, and suffered bruises and scrapes Police officers investigating the collision believe there was a group of four young people, in their 20s, having a picnic on some grass nearby.

These people, or any other witnesses, are asked to contact Inspector Steve Brewer at Stanway road policing unit on 0300 333 4444.