A driver was arrested on suspicion of drink-driving after a car collided with a motorcycle on Friday night in Hamilton.

The accident took place at about 11.45pm on Reid Street near the junction with Burnaby Street

A Police spokeswoman said the car was travelling east in the wrong direction on Reid Street when it collided with a male on a motorcycle who was travelling west along the road.

The male motorcyclist was taken to King Edward VII Memorial Hospital for treatment. The 34 year old female driver was later arrested on suspicion of driving while impaired.