A motorcyclist was seriously injured in a crash on Tuesday evening.

Police were called to Somerford Road around 9.15pm following reports of the collision between a motorbike and car.

The biker, a man in his 20s, suffered a serious leg injury and was taken to Poole Hospital for treatment.

The vehicles involved were a Suzuki motorcycle registered to a Lymington man and a Blue Hyundai i10 registered to a Christchurch man.