A woman tourist seriously injured her leg after a rental bike collided with a car.

The 35-year-old American, a passenger on a bike driven by a US man, also 35, was hurt after a crash on Malabar Road, near Craddock Road, in Sandys.

The driver of the bike and the car driver were uninjured, but the woman was taken to the King Edward VII Memorial Hospital for treatment.

The crash happened about 2.30pm on Thursday.

A police spokesman said yesterday the woman was “stable” on a general ward.

Police have appealed for witnesses.