Biker dies in crash near Lancashire / Cumbria border

Accident happened at Burrow near Kirkby Lonsdale

Author: Louisa KingPublished 22nd Oct 2024

Police are appealing for witnesses and footage after a man died following a collision at Burrow, near Kirkby Lonsdale.

The emergency services were called at 1.20pm yesterday (21st October) to the A683 Burrow Road, to a report of a road traffic collision.

Officers attended and found that a motorbike and a Land Rover Freelander had been in collision.

The motorbike rider, a 51-year-old man, suffered serious injuries and was taken by air ambulance to hospital.

Despite the best efforts of the medical personnel, very sadly he died in hospital today (22nd October).

Sgt Joe Ghigi of Lancashire Police, said: “First and foremost, my thoughts are with the man’s family and loved ones at this very sad and distressing time.

“As we investigate what happened, we want to appeal for witnesses or to anyone who was driving in the area and has dashcam footage from around the time of the collision.

“This is a rural area but there will have been vehicles using the road.” Hear all the latest news from across the UK on the hour, every hour, on Greatest Hits Radio on DAB, smartspeaker, at greatesthitsradio.co.uk, and on the Rayo app.