A teenager has been arrested and charged after a 51-year-old police officer suffered serious leg injuries when he was struck by an off-road motorbike in Livingston on Wednesday.

The officer was investigating a complaint of antisocial behaviour and  will require surgery.

Chief Inspector Alun Williams, local area commander for West Lothian, said: “We have charged an 18-year-old man in connection with a number of road traffic offences.

“A police officer was seriously injured following a collision with an off-road motorbike on a footpath near the Ryebank area of Livingston at around 1.40pm on Wednesday. “I can confirm that a 51-year-old male officer was taken to the Forth Valley Hospital with serious leg injuries. “

The 18-year-old is expected to appear in court at a later date.”

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John graduated from Telford College in 2010 with an HNC in Practical Journalism and since then he worked for the North Edinburgh News, The Southern Reporter, the Irish News Review and The Edinburgh Reporter. In addition he has been published in the Edinburgh Evening News and the Hibernian FC Programme.