Biker taken to ERI with head injuries

A MOTORCYCLIST was taken to hospital with head injuries after colliding with a van in Leith.

The accident happened shortly before 4pm yesterday at the junction of Links Gardens and East Hermitage Place.

The 30-year-old man was taken by ambulance to Edinburgh Royal Infirmary with "serious" injuries.

The driver of the van escaped unhurt but the green Kawasaki motorcycle was badly damaged and left partly trapped underneath.

A Lothian and Borders Police spokesman said a 29-year-old man had been charged in connection with the incident.

A Scottish Ambulance spokeswoman said: "An ambulance crew took the man to the Edinburgh Royal Infirmary, where he is being treated for head injuries. The van driver was not hurt in the accident and did not need attention."