Motorcyclist dies after colliding with crash barrier on M6

Motorcyclist dies after colliding with crash barrier on M6



Motorcyclist dies after colliding with crash barrier on M6

At 6.20pm on Saturday, June 7, officers were called to reports of a collision on the southbound exit slip road at Junction 28 of the M6 at Leyland.

Officers discovered a man in his 20s had sustained serious injuries after his blue Yamaha YZF-RC motorcycle had collided with the crash barrier.

He was taken to the hospital and tragically died today, July 2.

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Sgt Bex Price of our Roads Policing Unit said: “A man has very sadly died following this collision. Our thoughts are with this man’s family at what we know is an extremely distressing time.

“We again urge anyone who may have been in the area, witnessed anything or who has dashcam footage from the area to contact us.”

The force are now asking anyone who witnessed the collision who has any information or dashcam footage that could assist enquires to contact them on 101, quoting log 1085 of June 7.

Alternatively, you can email the Serious Collision Investigation Unit at SCIU@lancashire.police.uk




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