A 59-year-old man had to be taken to hospital with multiple injuries yesterday evening after coming off his moped in Stevenage.
Police say the rider was driving a moped which had a mechanical fault causing it to hit a grey Hyundai estate car and a tree.
The crash happened at the junction between Mildmay Road and Verity Way at 8.15pm.
Ambulance crews treated the man at the scene and called police.
He was taken to the Lister Hospital with injuries that are not thought to be life threatening.
One lane of the road was temporarily closed.
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