A MOTORCYCLIST was airlifted to hospital after a collision with a Land Rover and trailer in Axminster.

A MOTORCYCLIST was airlifted to hospital after a collision with a Land Rover and trailer in Axminster.Eyewitnesses say the 25-year-old man was thrown over his Yamaha handlebars about 12 to 15 feet before he landed, following the incident in Musbury Road on Tuesday, May 26.He is said to have injured his arm but is not thought to have life-threatening injuries. He was taken to Dorset County Hospital, Dorchester, as a precaution against possible head and neck injuries.