A SCOOTER rider suffered serious injuries in a crash involving a silver Vauxhall Vivaro van.

The man, 40, riding a red Peugeot scooter, was taken to Bradford Royal Infirmary following a collision at the junction of Fern Hill Road and Moorhead Lane, Shipley, just before 8am today.

A police spokesman said the man's injuries were not believed to be life threatening.