A MOTORIST riding a stolen motorcycle has made off on foot after crashing into a van.

Police were called after receiving a report of a crash involving a motorcycle and a van on Newstead Road in Weymouth at 4.10pm yesterday afternoon.

The road was closed while the vehicles were recovered.

A spokesman for Dorset Police said: "It was reported that the male motorcycle rider made off on foot. A search of the area was carried out but he was not located. Further enquiries are ongoing to locate the male suspect involved.

"Further enquiries established that the motorcycle involved had been reported as stolen from an address in Dorchester on the afternoon of January 24.

"There were no reports of any injuries as a result of the collision. The vehicles were recovered and the road was reopened shortly after 6pm."