A 64-year-old tourist was tonight fighting for his life after his rental scooter was in collision with another bike.

The man, who had a pillion passenger, suffered severe head injuries and was rushed to hospital.

A police spokesman said the man’s injuries were “classified as life threatening”.

He added that the man appeared to have lost control of his machine and hit a bike travelling in the opposite direction.

The accident happened on St David’s Road, near Stokes Point in St George’s about 5.30pm.

The rider of the other bike, a 19-year-old woman, and the woman passenger on the rental bike were also taken to the King Edward VII Memorial Hospital, but the spokesman said their injuries did not appear to be serious.

Specialist officers were tonight examining the crash scene.