A MOTORCYLIST was taken to hospital with leg injuries after his bike collided with a car.

The crash happened just before 4pm today in Whipps Cross Road, in Leytonstone.

London Ambulance Service treated the motorcyclist at the scene and he was taken to Whipps Cross Hospital.

The driver of the car was not injured.

Police closed Whipps Cross Road for about an hour while the debris was cleared. It was reopened at 5.15pm.

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