A MAN had his leg impaled on his own motorbike following a crash yesterday in Gloucester.

At 2.55pm, firefighters from Gloucester North and South were called to a road traffic collision in Tuffley Lane involving a car and a motorcycle.

One adult male had become impaled by his leg on the motorcycle.

Crews were on scene for approximately 45 minutes assisting paramedics with the release of the person who was then taken to hospital by ambulance.