Two motorcyclists taken to hospital after separate crashes in Tenerife

Two motorcyclists were taken to hospital with moderate injuries following separate crashes in Tenerife early this morning (Wednesday).

The incidents happened in El Rosario and La Laguna, with emergency services receiving calls just 16 minutes apart.

The first alert came just before 7:30am after a motorcycle and a lorry collided at kilometre 9 of the TF-28 in El Rosario.

Paramedics treated a 26-year-old man for a moderate hip injury. He was taken by ambulance to Nuestra Señora de la Candelaria University Hospital.

Just before 7:45am, emergency services received another call reporting a collision involving several cars and a motorcycle at kilometre 7 of the TF-5 motorway in La Laguna.

The rider also suffered a moderate hip injury. Ambulance crews treated him at the roadside before taking him to hospital.

Ambulance crews, Guardia Civil officers and the local police responded to both incidents. Police completed the corresponding accident reports.

The emergency statements did not give the causes of either collision.