A motorbike rider suffered a broken collarbone after a single-vehicle crash in Ipswich on Friday evening.

Police said the rider of the black Honda CBR600 lost control of the motorbike after clipping the pavement and crashed into a post box and a parked car in Belstead Road.

A passer-by reported the incident, which took place at the Willoughby Road junction, to emergency services just after 6.30pm.

The rider was conscious and breathing and was taken to Ipswich Hospital by land ambulance to treat a broken collarbone, police said.