Boy in hospital after collision in Brighton

A 17-year-old boy has been taken to hospital with life threatening injuries after a collision in Brighton.

Author: James LewerPublished 15th Aug 2021
Last updated 15th Aug 2021

Police are appealing for witnesses after a motorcyclist suffered life threatening injuries in a collision with a BMW in Wilson Avenue, Brighton.

Emergency services were called at 5.30pm on Saturday (14 August) to the incident involving a grey BMW X5 and a black Keeway motorcycle being ridden by a 17-year-old boy from Croydon.

He was taken to hospital with serious injuries, including a life threatening head injury.

The car driver, a 42-year-old woman, was uninjured.

The road was closed for several hours for investigation and recovery work.

Sergeant Vicki Rees said: “We are investigating a serious collision. Both vehicles were travelling south when the collision occurred.

We want to hear from anyone who witnessed it or has any dash cam or CCTV footage of the incident.”