A 22-year-old man who suffered serious injuries in a crash in the early hours of last Sunday is an off-duty police officer.

The officer, who has not been named, was on his own motorcycle when it crashed on Crow Lane, Pembroke at 2.45am.

A police spokesman said it appeared to be a single vehicle accident. The officer was yesterday in the King Edward VII Memorial Hospital’s intensive care unit.

Commissioner of Police Stephen Corbishley visited the injured man and his family.

Mr Corbishley said it was “a tragic accident”. He added: “Our thoughts and prayers continue to be with the constable’s family at this difficult time and they have the full support of the BPS.”