A witness appeal has been launched following a crash involving three motorbikes and a car left a man in a critical condition.

The incident occurred at around 7.10pm yesterday,Thursday, on London Road in Langley.

A white Suzuki GSXR motorbike was travelling south and a black Nissan Navaro pick-up was travelling north along the road when the Honda bike was in a collision with the Nissan.

An orange Honda CBR motorbike and a black Yamaha R1 motorbike, which were travelling south together on the road, then collided with the Suzuki bike. This resulted in the Honda bike leaving the carriageway.

The rider of the Suzuki bike, a man in his 40s, was taken to Addenbrooke’s Hospital in Cambridge with serious injuries. He is in a critical but stable condition.

The rider of the Honda bike, a man in his 20s, was taken to Lister Hospital, in Stevenage, with serious injuries. He is in a stable condition.

The rider of the Yamaha bike, a woman in her 30s, was taken to Lister Hospital with minor injuries. She has since been discharged from hospital.

The driver of the Nissan, a man in his 40s, was uninjured.

PC Jackie Lister from the Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Hertfordshire Road Policing Unit is investigating the incident and said: “In order that we can establish what happened I would like to hear from anyone who saw the collision itself or the events leading up to the incident. Please contact me via the non-emergency number, 101, quoting reference ISR 601 of August 21.”