A MOTORCYCLIST has been taken to hospital following a crash near Newport this afternoon (Monday, August 8).
Police were called at 12.40pm to a single vehicle road traffic collision on Downend Road, near the Hare and Hounds pub.
The incident involved a motorcycle, and the male rider was taken to hospital with a suspected ankle injury.
The road has been temporarily closed while police attend.
Southern Vectis' Downs Breezer has been diverted via Arreton.
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