Motorcyclist knocked off bike in Coventry street which has been scene of number of recent accidents

The incident happened in Charter Avenue, Canley, and is the third collision in just over a week



A motorcyclist was knocked off his bike in a Coventry street where there have been a number of accidents recently.

The incident happened in Charter Avenue, Canley, at the junction with John Rous Avenue, just after 11am today, but was not thought to be serious.

A West Midlands Police spokeswoman said: “We were called at 18 minutes past 11. The caller reported a collision between a car and a motorcycle.”

Last Monday a schoolgirl, believed to be 12, was taken to Birmingham Children’s Hospital after being hit by a bus near to Charter Avenue’s junction with Wolfe Road at about 4.45pm.

Earlier the same day a pedestrian was hit by a car in the same street near Mitchell Avenue, suffering “minor injuries”.