THE North West Air Ambulance was called to the Coast Road after a motorcyclist skidded off the road.
The incident happened at 1.30pm today on the A5087 between the pitch and putt golf course and the junction with Long Lane at Goadsbarrow.
A motorcyclist, aged in his 60s and from Barrow, is understood to have left the road after a collision involving a Dacia car.
The motorcyclist's injuries are not believed to be life-threatening.
The road was closed to allow oil to be cleared from the carriageway but has since reopened.
The motorcyclist was taken by road ambulance to Furness General Hospital.
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