Multiple fire appliances were sent to the scene as sirens echoed through the town, with crews working to contain and extinguish the blaze.

Police, firefighters and paramedics attended the scene, where the motorcyclist was left injured in the road following the crash.

Firefighters were called out to help motorists last night after several vehicles became stranded in deep floodwater on the outskirts of Ryde.

A blaze that tore through a derelict hotel in Sandown on Saturday evening (October 18) is being treated as suspected arson.