Peterborough motorcyclist dies after crash involving two cars

Police say he died at the scene

Author: Victoria HornagoldPublished 20th Jun 2024
Last updated 20th Jun 2024

A 53-year-old man from Peterborough has died after a crash near Huntingdon.

Police say the man was riding a black Kawasaki motorcycle at about 4.50pm when he was involved in a collision with a silver Ford Focus, and then a blue Mazda C-X 3, on the A1198, Papworth Everard bypass.

The motorcyclist died at the scene and has since been named as Paul Istead from Victory Avenue.

The drivers of the Ford and the Mazda were not seriously injured and remained at the scene.

Police say they are assisting them with the investigation.

Anyone who witnessed the collision, has dashcam footage, or believes they saw the vehicles in the build-up to what happened, are being asked to contact police online quoting incident 364 of 19 June, or calling 101 and asking to speak to a member of the Road Policing Unit.

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