A man is fighting for his life after crashing a Harley-Davidson motorbike on a busy road.

The 67-year-old came off his motorbike at 12.10pm on Thursday on the A697 near Greenlaw.

He suffered a serious head injury and is in a critical condition at Edinburgh Royal Infirmary.

The road was closed for six and a half hours while officers carried out investigations.

Inspector Richard Latto said: "We are satisfied that no other vehicles were involved in this incident but our inquiries to establish exactly what happened are continuing.

"I would urge any other motorists who were on the A697 on Thursday afternoon and witnessed the rider coming off his motorcycle, or who have any other relevant information, to contact police immediately."

Those with information can contact the road policing unit at Galashiels via 101 and quote incident number 1501 of May 25.