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

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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”.