MOTORCYCLIST SUFFERS LIFE-CHANGING INJURIES IN SERIOUS COLLISION IN KIRKBYMOORSIDE
North Yorkshire Police officers are appealing for witnesses and dashcam footage following a serious road traffic collision on Blakey Ridge in Kirkbymoorside last weekend.
It happened at 1:40pm on Saturday (26th October) and involved a black Suzuki motorcycle and a grey Kia Niro car.
The motorcycle was travelling north towards Castleton, and the Kia was travelling south towards Kirkbymoorside.
The motorcycle rider, a 77-year-old man from York, was taken to hospital with life-changing injuries, where he remains in a stable condition. The occupants of the Kia were uninjured.
The road was closed for a number of hours while officers investigated the scene and to allow the vehicles involved to be recovered.
“We’re appealing for any witnesses to the collision, anyone who may have seen the vehicles prior to the collision, or anyone with relevant dashcam footage, to contact us,” said a North Yorkshire Police spokesperson.
“Please email mark.patterson@northyorkshire.police.uk if you can help. Alternatively, you can call North Yorkshire Police on 101 and pass information to the Force Control Room.
“Please quote reference 12240195692 when passing on information.”
