TWO bikers were taken to hospital after a serious road accident on the A66 one mile west of Scotch Corner in North Yorkshire yesterday.

The rider and pillion passenger on a blue Suzuki, a couple from Wetherby, were taken to the Friarage Hospital in Northallerton by ambulance.

Police want to trace a car and caravan which was in the immediate area at the time. Anyone with information can call PC Graham Waller on 0845-6060247.